50 Ding


The Cauldron
Great good fortune. Your plea is heard.
========= A cauldron with a jade carrying-pole. Great good fortune. All signs are favorable.
===   === A cauldron with yellow ears and a bronze carrying-pole. Good omen.
====x==== The cauldron breaks a leg and spills the duke's stew. His punishment will be execution. Misfortune.
========= The cauldron sheds its ears. His movement will be blocked. The plump meat of the pheasant is uneaten. The frontier rains will diminish. There are problems, but good fortune in the end.
========= The cauldron is full. My enemy is ill and cannot get to me. Good fortune.
===   === The cauldron's legs are upturned. Now is the time to expel the bad. Take a consort to get a son. No harm will come.

18 Gu


Curse
Your primary plea is heard. On the third day before and the third day after the first day of the week, it is good to cross the great river.
========= He serves neither king nor feudal lord. Higher still does his service go.
===   === A curse of the departed father. Use this omen for praise.
===   === A curse of the enriching father. Going to visit will be cause for regret.
========= A curse of the departed father. There will be small problems, but no great harm.
========= A curse of the departed mother. Omen of disapproval.
===   === A curse of the departed father. There is a son, so the deceased father will be blameless. There will be danger, but in the end good fortune.