The I Ching Speaks!

     14.  Ta Yu / Possession in Great Measure

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          ---- ----     above     Li     The Clinging, Flame
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          ----------     below     Ch'ien The Creative, Heaven
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     The Judgement

          Possession in Great Measure.
          Supreme success.

     The Image

          Fire in heaven above:
          The image of Possession in Great Measure.
          Thus the superior man curbs evil and furthers good,
          And thereby obeys the benevolent will of heaven.

     The Lines

          Nine at the beginning means:
          No relationship with what is harmful;
          There is no blame in this.
          If one remains conscious of difficulty,
          One remains without blame.

          Nine in the third place means:
          A prince offers it to the Son of Heaven.
          A petty man cannot do this.


     64.  Wei Chi / Before Completion

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          ---- ----     above     Li     The Clinging, Flame
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          ----------     below     K'an   The Abysmal, Water
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     The Judgement

          Before Completion. Success.
          But if the little fox, after nearly completing the crossing,
          Gets his tail in the water,
          There is nothing that would further.

     The Image

          Fire over water:
          The image of the condition before transition.
          Thus the superior man is careful
          In the differentiation of things,
          So that each finds its place.