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On May 24, 2010 at 4:50 PM
madmur1 asked:
wciei i continue w the intention of presenting a published number 1a to aer?
and received a response of:
21 Biting
The Statement of the first hexagram
Biting. Penetrate.
Gain by prosecuting.
Gain by prosecuting.
The changing lines
The fourth line:
Biting dry bone.
Winning golden arrows.
Gain through difficulty and stay upright.
Fortune.
Biting dry bone.
Winning golden arrows.
Gain through difficulty and stay upright.
Fortune.
The sixth line:
How he is imprisoned in a cangue,
ears destroyed! Misfortune.
How he is imprisoned in a cangue,
ears destroyed! Misfortune.
24 Returning
The Statement of the second hexagram
Returning. Continue.
In coming and going,
there is neither sickness nor distress.
Companions come without fault.
Returning is its Tao.
In seven days, returning comes.
Gain by having a place to go.
In coming and going,
there is neither sickness nor distress.
Companions come without fault.
Returning is its Tao.
In seven days, returning comes.
Gain by having a place to go.
The Image of the first hexagram
Thunder and lightning:
biting. The ancient kings
defined penalties and
declared the laws.
biting. The ancient kings
defined penalties and
declared the laws.
The Image of the second hexagram
Thunder in the center of
the earth: returning.
The ancient kings
closed the borders
during the solstices.
Traveling merchants
did not journey. Sovereigns
did not tour the provinces.
the earth: returning.
The ancient kings
closed the borders
during the solstices.
Traveling merchants
did not journey. Sovereigns
did not tour the provinces.
