27 Yi


Jawbones
Omen of good fortune. Eye the mandible to see for yoursef what the mouth has to say.
====x==== Follow the mandible. Dangerous. There will be good fortune. Now is the time to ford the great river.
===   === Touch the firebrand. Omen of good fortune for occupying a settlement. It is not possible to ford the great river.
===   === Turn a jawbone upside down. There will be good fortune. The tiger's gaze is piercing, its prey so far away. No harm will come.
=== o === Touch the mandible. Omen of misfortune. For ten years you cannot act. No signs are favorable.
===   === Turn a jawbone upside down; touch the firebrand to the crown. Attacking will bring misfortune.
========= Discard your sacred turtles; behold my racks of mandibles. Misfortune.
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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.