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ENTHUSIASM

豫 Yù

enthusiasm, momentum, music and celebration, rallying others, preparedness

ROASTIE

Enthusiasm. Thunder bursting out of the Earth, music, armies set in motion. The book says rally the people. You rally beautifully for about ninety minutes, and then the enthusiasm goes where all your enthusiasm goes, which is a tab you'll close in a month. The armies are still waiting in the parking lot. Ya roasted!

THE JUDGMENT

It is a good time to appoint helpers and set armies in motion.

THE LINES, BOTTOM TO TOP

  1. Line 1 Enthusiasm that boasts and announces itself loudly to everyone; it brings misfortune.
  2. Line 2 Firm as a rock; does not wait till the day is out; staying firm brings good fortune.
  3. Line 3 Looking upward for enthusiasm brings regret; hesitating too brings regret.
  4. Line 4 The source of the enthusiasm; great things are gained; do not doubt, and friends gather like hair around a clasp.
  5. Line 5 A chronic illness that persists, yet he does not die.
  6. Line 6 Deluded enthusiasm; but if he changes after it is done, there is no mistake.
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.