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On January 25, 2011 at 6:45 PM
how can i make myself more accessible?
and received a response of:
40 Releasing
The Statement of the first hexagram
Gain in the west and south.
No cause to move forward-
then comes return, and fortune.
To have a place to go: dawn fortune.
No cause to move forward-
then comes return, and fortune.
To have a place to go: dawn fortune.
The changing lines
The second line:
Capturing three foxes in the field,
receiving yellow arrows. Pure fortune.
Capturing three foxes in the field,
receiving yellow arrows. Pure fortune.
The fourth line:
Releasing the big toe.
Friends arrive, and with them, confidence.
Releasing the big toe.
Friends arrive, and with them, confidence.
The fifth line:
The superior one rules by releasing. Fortune.
One has the confidence
of the common people.
The superior one rules by releasing. Fortune.
One has the confidence
of the common people.
The sixth line:
The duke uses this chance to shoot a hawk
from the top of the ramparts.
Nothing but gain in capturing.
The duke uses this chance to shoot a hawk
from the top of the ramparts.
Nothing but gain in capturing.
20 Beholding
The Statement of the second hexagram
Behold! The hands have been washed,
but the offering has not yet been made.
Be sincere and dignified in appearance.
but the offering has not yet been made.
Be sincere and dignified in appearance.
The Image of the first hexagram
Thunder and rain act:
releasing.
The noble one
pardons errors
and forgives offenses.
releasing.
The noble one
pardons errors
and forgives offenses.
The Image of the second hexagram
The wind moving above
the earth: beholding.
The ancient kings
inspected the provinces
and territories to establish
the right teachings.
the earth: beholding.
The ancient kings
inspected the provinces
and territories to establish
the right teachings.
