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HEXAGRAM 24 OF 64 EARTH OVER THUNDER

RETURN

復 Fù

return, the turning point, renewal, the solstice, coming back to the path

ROASTIE

Return. Thunder stirring under the Earth, the solstice, the turning point. The book says the way comes back in seven days, friends arrive, no mistake. You will take that as permission to text the person. It's not. Return means the light comes back, not the ex. The ex is the dark, sweetheart. Ya roasted!

THE JUDGMENT

Success. Going out and coming in without harm; friends arrive, no mistake. The way turns back in seven days. Good to have somewhere to go.

THE LINES, BOTTOM TO TOP

  1. Line 1 Turning back after a short distance; no regret; great good fortune.
  2. Line 2 A quiet and admirable return, drawn by the good example of another; good fortune.
  3. Line 3 Returning again and again, lapsing and coming back; danger, but no mistake.
  4. Line 4 Walking in the middle of the others, he returns alone.
  5. Line 5 A noble and sincere return, after examining oneself; no regret.
  6. Line 6 Lost in returning; misfortune and disaster. Armies set in motion are defeated, and for ten years nothing can advance.
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.