57 Xun


Crouching
Your minor plea is head. Now is the time to go on a journey. It is time to see the great one.
====x==== He crouches at the foot of the bed. He will lose his goods and weapons. Omen of misfortune.
====x==== Omen of good fortune. Problems disappear. All signs are favorable. What has a poor beginning will end well. Three days before and three days after the seventh day of the week there will be good fortune.
=== o === Problems disappear. On the hunt he will bag three kinds of game.
========= He crouches, frowning. There will be cause for regret.
====x==== He crouches at the foot of the bed. Use a combination of scribes and diviners. Good fortune. No harm will come.
===   === He advances and then retreats. Good omen for a warrior.
小過

62 Xiao Guo


The Young Surpass
Your plea is heard. Good omen. Small things are possible; big things are not. A flying bird leaves behind its cry. It is not proper to go up, but proper to go down. Great good fortune.
===   === He does not meet him, but passes him by. The flying bird, he leaves it. Misfortune. This means disaster.
===   === Dark clouds are building in the west, but there is no rain. The duke shot and bagged it in its hole.
========= No harm will come. He does not pass over, but faces him. Going on a journey is dangerous. You must be cautious. Do not use this omen for a long-term query.
========= He does not pass over but stands up to him. So someone may injure him. Misfortune.
===   === He passes over his ancestor and faces the ancestress. He will not reach his lord, but will meet his minister. No harm will come.
===   === A flying bird. With it will come misfortune.