Today's I Ching for Mark Twain
The yarrow have been drawn....
| The present is embodied in Hexagram 22 - Pi (Grace): He should find a free course, but there will be little advantage if he advance and take the lead. | | The first (bottommost) line, undivided, shows one adorning the way of his feet. He can discard a carriage and walk on foot. | | The second line, divided, shows one adorning his beard. | | The fourth line, divided, shows one looking as if adorned, but only in white. As if mounted on a white horse and furnished with wings, he seeks union with the subject of the first line, while the intervening third pursues, not as a robber, but intent on a matrimonial alliance. | | The situation is shifting, and Yang (the active masculine force) is gaining ground. |
| The future is embodied in Hexagram 50 - Ting (The Caldron): There is an intimation of great progress and success. | | The things most apparent, those above and in front, are embodied by the upper trigram Ken (Mountain), which is transforming into Li (Fire). As part of this process, stillness and obstruction are giving way to brightness and warmth. | | The things least apparent, those below and behind, are embodied by the lower trigram Li (Fire), which is transforming into Sun (Wind). As part of this process, brightness and warmth are giving way to penetration and following. |
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