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.
=== o === 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.
====x==== 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.

3 Tun


A Bunch
Your primary plea is heard. A good omen. Do not use this omen to go on a journey. Now is the time to establish fiefdoms.
===   === Horse carts are rumbling. Tears and blood are flowing.
========= Tallow in bunches. For the minor query, a good omen. For the major query, a bad omen.
===   === Horse carts are rumbling. If you seek a wedding match, to go on a journey wil bring good fortune. All signs are favorable.
===   === He draws near, but there is no gamekeeper. The doe enters the forest. A nobleman at risk would rather give up the chase. To go on will bring cause for regret.
===   === Bunching and bucking, horse carts are rumbling. “No thieves here, only a wedding pair.” Omen for a girl: if you do not conceive now, in ten years you will.
========= Back and forth. Good omen for occupying a home. Now is the time to establish fiefdoms.