既濟

63 Ji Ji


Across the Stream
Your plea is heard. Good omen for small matters. Good fortune in the beginning, disorder in the end.
===   === It drenches its head. Danger.
====x==== The eastern neighbor slaughtered an ox. It will not receive as full a blessing as the western neighbor's sacrifice.
===   === He drenches in his wadded jacket. Be vigilant all day long.
========= The High Ancestor attacked the Land of Ghosts, and conquered it in three years. The lowborn should not use this omen.
===   === His wife loses her hairpiece. Do not look for it. In seven days she will find it.
========= His wheels are dragging. It drenches its tail. No harm will come.
明夷

36 Ming Yi


The Calling Arrow-bird
A good omen in times of difficulty.
===   === It is not bright, it is dark. First it rises up to heaven, then it plunges into the earth.
===   === Jizi's calling arrow-bird. A good omen.
===   === Entering the belly on the left, taking the heart of the calling arrow-bird. He will exit the gate from the courtyard.
========= A calling arrow-bird is wounded on the southern hunt. They got the big chief. This omen is not appropriate for an illness.
===   === A calling arrow-bird is wounded in the left thigh. If this omen is used to geld a horse, it will grow strong. There will be good fortune.
========= A calling arrow-bird in flight locks its wings. The nobleman on a journey does not eat for three days. If there is a journey to make, the ruler will have something to say.