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HEXAGRAM 12 OF 64 HEAVEN OVER EARTH

STANDSTILL

否 Pǐ

stagnation, standstill, bad people in charge, withdrawal, waiting it out

ROASTIE

Standstill. Heaven and Earth going opposite directions, bad people blocking the way. The book says withdraw and wait it out. You don't need the book for that. You've been withdrawing and waiting it out since the lease before this one. Standstill isn't a phase for you, it's a forwarding address. Ya roasted!

THE JUDGMENT

Bad people block the way; the superior man's firmness does not profit. The great departs and the small arrives.

THE LINES, BOTTOM TO TOP

  1. Line 1 Pull up one grass stem and others come with it; staying firm brings good fortune and success.
  2. Line 2 Patient and obedient; for the small man good fortune; the great man endures the standstill and has success.
  3. Line 3 He carries a hidden shame for what he has allowed.
  4. Line 4 He acts under the command of heaven; no mistake, and his companions share the blessing.
  5. Line 5 The standstill ends; good fortune for the great man, who fears it may still fail and binds it to the mulberry roots.
  6. Line 6 The standstill is overthrown; first there was obstruction, afterward there is joy.
THROW YOUR OWN ALL SIXTY-FOUR

Text: the I Ching, after James Legge's 1882 translation, public domain, trimmed into plain English. The take: a coffee bean, licensed in nothing.