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mind, and there will be no error.
2. The second six, divided, show. its subject with the appearance of advancing, and yet of being sorrowful. If
he be firm and correct, there will be good fortune. He will receive this great blessing from his grandmother.
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3. The third six, divided, shows its subject trusted by all (around him). All occasion for repentance will
disappear.
4. The fourth NINE, undivided, shows its subject with the appearance of advancing, but like a marmot.
However firm and correct he may be, the position is one of peril.
5. The fifth six, divided, shows h6w all occasion for repentance disappears (from its subject). (But) let him
not concern himself about whether he shall fail or succeed. To advance will be fortunate, and in every way
advantageous.
6. The topmost NINE undivided, shows one advancing his horns. But he only uses them to punish the
(rebellious people of his own) city. The position is perilous, but there will be good fortune. (Yet) however
firm and correct he may be, there will be occasion for regret.
XXXVI THE MING I HEXAGRAM
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MING I
Ming I indicates that (in the circumstances which it denotes) it will be advantageous to realize the difficulty
(of the position), and maintain firm correctness.
1. The first NINE, undivided, shows its subject, (in the condition indicated by) Ming I, flying, but with
drooping wings. When the superior man (is revolving) his going away, he may be for three days without
eating. Wherever he goes, the people there may speak (derisively of him).
2. The second six, divided, shows its subject, (in the condition indicated by) Ming I, wounded in the left
thigh. He saves himself by the strength of a (swift) horse; and is fortunate.
3. The third NINE, undivided, shows its subject, (in the condition indicated by) Ming I, hunting in the south,
and taking the great chief (of the darkness). He should not be eager to make (all) correct (at once).
4. The fourth six, divided, shows its subject (just) entered into the left side of the belly (of the dark land).
(But) he is able to carry out the mind appropriate (in the condition indicated by) Ming I, quitting the gate and
courtyard (of the lord of darkness).
5. The fifth six, divided, shows how the count of Ki fulfilled the condition indicated by Ming I. It will be
advantageous to be firm and correct.
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6. The sixth six, divided, shows the case where there is no light, but (only) obscurity. (Its subject) had at first
ascended to (the top of) the sky; his future shall be to go into the earth.
XXXVII THE KIA ZAN HEXAGRAM
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CHIA JEN
For (the realization of what is taught in) Kia Zan, (or for the regulation of the family), what is most
advantageous is that the wife be firm and correct.
1. The first NINE, undivided, shows its subject establishing restrictive regulations in his household. Occasion
for repentance will disappear.
2. The second six, divided, shows its subject taking nothing on herself, but in her central place attending to
the preparation of the food. Through her firm correctness there will be good fortune.
3. The third NINE, undivided, shows its subject (treating) the members of the household with stern severity.
There will be occasion for repentance, there will be peril, (but) there will (also) be good fortune. If the wife
and children were to be smirking and chattering, in the end there would be occasion for regret.
4. The fourth six, divided, shows its subject enriching the family. There will be great good fortune.
5. The fifth NINE, undivided, shows the influence of the king extending to his family. There need be no
anxiety; there will be good fortune.
6. The topmost NINE, undivided, shows its subject possessed of sincerity and arrayed in majesty. In the end
there will be good fortune.
XXXVIII THE KHWEI HEXAGRAM
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K'UEI
Khwei indicates that, (notwithstanding the condition of things which it denotes), in small matters there will
(still) be good success.
1. The first NINE, undivided, shows that (to its subject) occasion for repentance will disappear. He has lost
his horses, but let him not seek for them; -they will return of themselves. Should he meet with bad men, he
will not err (in communicating with them).
2. The second NINE, undivided, shows its subject happening to meet with his lord in a bye-passage. There
will be no error.
3. In the third six, divided, we see one whose carriage is dragged back, while the oxen in it are pushed back,
and he is himself subjected to the shaving of his head and the cutting off of his nose. There is no good
beginning, but there will be a good end.
4. The fourth NINE, undivided, shows its subject solitary amidst the (prevailing) disunion. (But) he meets
with the good man (represented by the first line), and they blend their sincere desires together. The position is
one of peril, but there will be no mistake.
5. The fifth six, divided, shows that (to its subject) occasion for repentance will disappear. With his relative [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]