The I Ching Speaks!



     38.  K'uei / Opposition

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          ---- ----     above     Li     The Clinging, Flame
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          ----------     below     Tui    The Joyous, Lake
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     The Judgement

          Opposition. In small matters, good fortune.

     The Image

          Above, fire; below, the lake:
          The image of Opposition.
          Thus amid all fellowship
          The superior man retains his individuality.

     The Lines

          Six in the third place means:
          One sees the wagon dragged back,
          The oxen halted,
          A man's hair and nose cut off.
          Not a good beginning, but a good end.


     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.