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On May 4, 2011 at 1:16 AM
what is the hexagram surrounding this now?
and received a response of:
5 Waiting
The Statement of the first hexagram
Waiting. Stay confident:
there is light everywhere.
Pure fortune.
Advance across the great river.
there is light everywhere.
Pure fortune.
Advance across the great river.
The changing lines
The first line:
Waiting in the countryside.
Gain by being steadfast.
Be without fault.
Waiting in the countryside.
Gain by being steadfast.
Be without fault.
The second line:
Waiting in the sand.
The small will talk.
At last, good fortune.
Waiting in the sand.
The small will talk.
At last, good fortune.
The fourth line:
Waiting in a bloody cave.
Get out!
Waiting in a bloody cave.
Get out!
The fifth line:
Waiting with wine and food.
Pure fortune.
Waiting with wine and food.
Pure fortune.
62 Small Crossing
The Statement of the second hexagram
Small crossing. Continue for gainful purity.
Small matters can be done,
but not large matters.
Flying birds leave their sound:
it is unsuitable to go high-
the suitable is below.
Great fortune.
Small matters can be done,
but not large matters.
Flying birds leave their sound:
it is unsuitable to go high-
the suitable is below.
Great fortune.
The Image of the first hexagram
Clouds rising to heaven:
waiting. The noble one
drinks, eats,
and feasts with joy.
waiting. The noble one
drinks, eats,
and feasts with joy.
The Image of the second hexagram
Thunder above the
mountain: small crossing.
The noble one acts with
more than enough
reverence, destroys
excessive grief, and uses
more than enough
economy.
mountain: small crossing.
The noble one acts with
more than enough
reverence, destroys
excessive grief, and uses
more than enough
economy.
