The I Ching Speaks!



     30.  Li / The Clinging, Fire

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          ---- ----     above     Li     The Clinging, Flame
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          ---- ----     below     Li     The Clinging, Flame
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     The Judgement

          The Clinging. Perseverance furthers.
          It brings success.
          Care of the cow brings good fortune.

     The Image

          That which is bright rises twice:
          The image of Fire.
          Thus the great man, by perpetuating this brightness,
          Illumines the four quarters of the world.

     The Lines

     ()   Six in the second place means:
          Yellow light. Supreme good fortune.

     ()   Six in the fifth place means:
          Tears in floods, sighing and lamenting.
          Good fortune.


     1.   Ch'ien / The Creative

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          ----------     above     Ch'ien The Creative, Heaven
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          ----------     below     Ch'ien The Creative, Heaven
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     The Judgement

          The Creative works sublime success,
          Furthering through perseverance.

     The Image

          The movement of heaven is full of power.
          Thus the superior man makes himself strong and untiring.