The I Ching Speaks!

     24.  Fu / Return (The Turning Point)

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          ---- ----     above     K'un   The Receptive, Earth
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          ---- ----     below     Ch^en   The Arousing, Thunder
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     The Judgement

          Return. Success.
          Going out and coming in without error.
          Friends come without blame.
          To and fro goes the way.
          On the seventh day comes return.
          It furthers one to have somewhere to go.

     The Image

          Thunder within the earth:
          The image of the Turning Point.
          Thus the kings of antiquity closed the passes
          At the time of solstice.
          Merchants and strangers did not go about,
          And the ruler
          Did not travel through the provinces.

     The Lines

          Six in the fifth place means:
          Noblehearted return. No remorse.

          Six at the top means:
          Missing the return. Misfortune.
          Misfortune from within and without.
          If armies are set marching in this way,
          One will in the end suffer a great defeat,
          Disastrous for the ruler of the country.
          For ten years
          It will not be possible to attack again.


     42.  I / Increase

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          ----------     above     Sun    The Gentle, Wind
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          ---- ----     below     Ch^en   The Arousing, Thunder
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     The Judgement

          Increase. It furthers one
          To undertake something.
          It furthers one to cross the great water.

     The Image

          Wind and thunder: the image of Increase.
          Thus the superior man:
          If he sees good, he imitates it;
          If he has faults, he rids himself of them.