Read a record of the questions asked of I Ching, read the response, and read the comments of others
  
    On December  6, 2010 at  7:29 PM 
  
  
    
what effect has my not being a part of the community had on this situation?
  
  
    and received a response of:
  
  
    
  
  
 
  
   
  
    33 Withdrawal
  
  
    
      
      The Statement of the first hexagram
    
    
      Withdrawal. Continue.
Small gains in persisting.
    
   
  
    The changing lines
    
        
    The second line:
    Hold using yellow ox hide, 
but do not declare victory.  
     
   
 
    
  
  
 
  
   
  
    44 Copulating
  
  
    The Statement of the second hexagram
  
  
   Copulating: the woman is powerful. 
Do not marry such a woman.
  
   
 
     
    
        
    The Image of the first hexagram
  
  
    A mountain under heaven:
withdrawal. 
The noble one keeps 
distant from vile people,  
not with hatred, 
but with dignity.  
      
      
      
      
     
    
        
    The Image of the second hexagram
  
  
    Wind under heaven: 
copulating. 
The sovereign 
issues commands 
to the four quarters.