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On January 14, 2011 at 6:29 AM
how will my staying here work out for me?
and received a response of:
5 Waiting
The Statement of the first hexagram
Waiting. Stay confident:
there is light everywhere.
Pure fortune.
Advance across the great river.
there is light everywhere.
Pure fortune.
Advance across the great river.
The changing lines
The first line:
Waiting in the countryside.
Gain by being steadfast.
Be without fault.
Waiting in the countryside.
Gain by being steadfast.
Be without fault.
The fourth line:
Waiting in a bloody cave.
Get out!
Waiting in a bloody cave.
Get out!
The fifth line:
Waiting with wine and food.
Pure fortune.
Waiting with wine and food.
Pure fortune.
The sixth line:
Entering into a cave and
finding uninvited strangers.
Three people come. Honor them
and in the end there will be good fortune.
Entering into a cave and
finding uninvited strangers.
Three people come. Honor them
and in the end there will be good fortune.
50 Cauldron
The Statement of the second hexagram
Cauldron.
Great fortune.
Continue.
Great fortune.
Continue.
The Image of the first hexagram
Clouds rising to heaven:
waiting. The noble one
drinks, eats,
and feasts with joy.
waiting. The noble one
drinks, eats,
and feasts with joy.
The Image of the second hexagram
Fire on top of wood:
cauldron.
The noble one takes the
principal seat
to solidify his commands.
Could you stoke
the cauldron that feeds
all people?
cauldron.
The noble one takes the
principal seat
to solidify his commands.
Could you stoke
the cauldron that feeds
all people?
