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On January 13, 2011 at 3:19 PM
wdrstwm?
and received a response of:
19 Arrival
The Statement of the first hexagram
The arrival of the maker: everywhere,
giving and pure.
When the eighth moon comes,
there will be misfortune.
giving and pure.
When the eighth moon comes,
there will be misfortune.
The changing lines
The second line:
All arrival: fortune.
Nothing but gain.
All arrival: fortune.
Nothing but gain.
The third line:
Luscious arrival,
but no place brings gain.
Once grieving passes, there is no fault.
Luscious arrival,
but no place brings gain.
Once grieving passes, there is no fault.
The fifth line:
Knowledge arrives.
The noble one is proper.
Fortune.
Knowledge arrives.
The noble one is proper.
Fortune.
63 Already Across
The Statement of the second hexagram
Already across. Continue.
Small gain: be steadfast.
In the beginning, fortune.
At the end, disorder.
Small gain: be steadfast.
In the beginning, fortune.
At the end, disorder.
The Image of the first hexagram
Earth by the lake: arrival.
The noble one
is inexhaustible
in teaching,
and boundlessly protects
the people.
The noble one
is inexhaustible
in teaching,
and boundlessly protects
the people.
The Image of the second hexagram
Water on top of fire:
already across. The wise
one prepares for calamity
by forethought.
already across. The wise
one prepares for calamity
by forethought.
