The I Ching Speaks!

     33.  Tun / Retreat

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          ----------     above     Ch'ien The Creative, Heaven
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          ---- ----     below     K^en    Keeping Still, Mountain
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     The Judgement

          Retreat. Success.
          In what is small, perseverance furthers.

     The Image

          Mountain under heaven: the image of Retreat.
          Thus the superior man keeps the inferior man at a distance,
          Not angrily but with reserve.

     The Lines

     []   Six at the beginning means:
          At the tail in retreat. This is dangerous.
          One must not wish to undertake anything.

     ()   Nine in the fifth place means:
          Friendly retreat. Perseverance brings good fortune.

          Nine at the top means:
          Cheerful retreat. Everything serves to further.


     55.  F^eng / Abundance [Fullness]

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          ---- ----     above     Ch^en   The Arousing, Thunder
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          ---- ----     below     Li     The Clinging, Flame
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     The Judgement

          Abundance has success.
          The king attains abundance.
          Be not sad.
          Be like the sun at midday.

     The Image

          Both thunder and lightning come:
          The image of Abundance.
          Thus the superior man decides lawsuits
          And carries out punishments.