The I Ching Speaks!

     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.

     The Lines

          Nine at the beginning means:
          He brakes his wheels.
          He gets his tail in the water.
          No blame.

     ()   Six in the second place means:
          The woman loses the curtain of her carriage.
          Do not run after it;
          On the seventh day you will get it.

          Nine in the third place means:
          The Illustrious Ancestor
          Disciplines the Devil's Country.
          After three years he conquers it.
          Inferior people must not be employed.

          Six at the top means:
          He gets his head in the water. Danger.


     59.  Huan / Dispersion [Dissolution]

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          ----------     above     Sun    The Gentle, Wind
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          ----------     below     K'an   The Abysmal, Water
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     The Judgement

          Dispersion. Success.
          The king approaches his temple.
          It furthers one to cross the great water.
          Perseverance furthers.

     The Image

          The wind drives over the water:
          The image of Dispersion.
          Thus the kings of old sacrificed to the Lord
          And built temples.