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On January 24, 2011 at 10:37 PM
what should i know now that these people are back on the scene?
and received a response of:
50 Cauldron
The Statement of the first hexagram
Cauldron.
Great fortune.
Continue.
Great fortune.
Continue.
The changing lines
The first line:
A cauldron overturned:
gain by expelling what is bad.
Take a concubine to have children.
A cauldron overturned:
gain by expelling what is bad.
Take a concubine to have children.
The second line:
No fault.
A cauldron is full. My enemies are ill
and cannot approach me: fortune.
No fault.
A cauldron is full. My enemies are ill
and cannot approach me: fortune.
The third line:
A cauldron's handles removed:
it cannot be moved.
Cooked pheasant uneaten.
Rain now-in the end, fortune.
A cauldron's handles removed:
it cannot be moved.
Cooked pheasant uneaten.
Rain now-in the end, fortune.
The fifth line:
A cauldron with yellow handles
and a golden carrier. Gainful virtue.
A cauldron with yellow handles
and a golden carrier. Gainful virtue.
25 Innocence
The Statement of the second hexagram
Innocence: from the first, all must be
pervasive, gainful, and pure.
Those without such truth suffer calamity
and do not gain no matter where they go.
pervasive, gainful, and pure.
Those without such truth suffer calamity
and do not gain no matter where they go.
The Image of the first 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?
The Image of the second hexagram
Thunder moves
under heaven: all the world
is innocent. The ancient
kings paid close attention
to the time
in nourishing
the myriad things.
under heaven: all the world
is innocent. The ancient
kings paid close attention
to the time
in nourishing
the myriad things.
