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On December 4, 2010 at 1:09 AM
how will i be affected by it?
and received a response of:
23 Splitting
The Statement of the first hexagram
Splitting; no gain
in having a place to go.
in having a place to go.
The changing lines
The first line:
The bed's feet split:
If you disregard the signs: misfortune.
The bed's feet split:
If you disregard the signs: misfortune.
The fourth line:
The bed's surface splits into pieces:
misfortune.
The bed's surface splits into pieces:
misfortune.
The fifth line:
The court ladies and concubines
are like fish tethered to a line:
nothing but gain.
The court ladies and concubines
are like fish tethered to a line:
nothing but gain.
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
The mountain resting on
the earth: splitting.
When the high
are generous
to those below,
all dwell in peace.
the earth: splitting.
When the high
are generous
to those below,
all dwell in peace.
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.
