The I Ching Speaks!



     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.

     The Lines

          Nine in the fourth place means:
          The curtain is of such fullness
          That the polestars can be seen at noon.
          He meets his ruler, who is of like kind.
          Good fortune.

     ()   Six in the fifth place means:
          Lines are coming,
          Blessing and fame draw near.
          Good fortune.


     63.  Chi Chi / After Completion

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

          After Completion. Success in small matters.
          Perseverance furthers.
          At the beginning good fortune,
          At the end disorder.

     The Image

          Water over fire: the image of the condition
          In After Completion.
          Thus the superior man
          Takes thought of misfortune
          And arms himself against it in advance.