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On January 27, 2011 at 3:42 PM
what should i expect now in this situation?
and received a response of:
36 Smothered Light
The Statement of the first hexagram
Smothered light.
Gain is difficult: persist.
Gain is difficult: persist.
The changing lines
The third line:
Smothered light on a southern expedition.
Their great chief is captured.
One cannot be hasty to establish rule.
Smothered light on a southern expedition.
Their great chief is captured.
One cannot be hasty to establish rule.
The fourth line:
Enter at the left front, capturing
the heart of smothered light.
Going in and out of gates and halls.
Enter at the left front, capturing
the heart of smothered light.
Going in and out of gates and halls.
The sixth line:
Not a bright night.
First rise into the sky,
then plunge into the earth.
Not a bright night.
First rise into the sky,
then plunge into the earth.
21 Biting
The Statement of the second hexagram
Biting. Penetrate.
Gain by prosecuting.
Gain by prosecuting.
The Image of the first hexagram
Brilliance
in the earth's core:
smothered light.
The noble one
governs the multitude
by obscurity-
but with enlightenment.
in the earth's core:
smothered light.
The noble one
governs the multitude
by obscurity-
but with enlightenment.
The Image of the second hexagram
Thunder and lightning:
biting. The ancient kings
defined penalties and
declared the laws.
biting. The ancient kings
defined penalties and
declared the laws.
