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On April 29, 2023 at 9:28 AM 

for me?

and received a response of:
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old yang
old yin
yin
old yin
old yang
 

42 Increase

The Statement of the first hexagram

Increase. Gain by having a place to go.

Advance across the great river.

The changing lines

The first line:
Gain by using great work.

Great fortune. No fault.
The second line:
Someone increases by ten groups of turtles

no one can defy. Everlasting firmness

and fortune. The king makes offerings to god.

Fortune.
The fourth line:
There is a middle path. Alert the duke

to follow. Gain by working for the sake

of moving the nation.
The fifth line:
Have confidence in a kind heart.

Unquestioned great fortune.

Have trust in the kindness of my conduct.
yang
yin
yang
yin
yang
yin
 

64 Not Yet Across

The Statement of the second hexagram

Not yet across. Continue.

The young fox, nearly across,

soaks its tail.

No place is gainful.
 
 

The Image of the first hexagram

Wind and thunder:
increase. The noble one
sees perfection
and shifts to fit its pattern,
and corrects his own faults.
 
 

The Image of the second hexagram

Fire on top of water:
not yet across. The wise
one distinguishes things
carefully, and puts them
in their places.