ASK ROASTIE

BAD ADVICE. GOOD TIMING.

HEXAGRAM 38 OF 64 FIRE OVER LAKE

OPPOSITION

睽 Kuí

opposition, estrangement, misunderstanding, two who look away, small matters only

ROASTIE

Opposition. Fire going up, Lake going down, two sisters who look away from each other. Estrangement, misunderstanding, small matters only. The book says don't try anything big with this person. You're going to try something big with this person. You're going to call it clearing the air, and the air will be worse. Ya roasted!

THE JUDGMENT

Opposition. In small matters there is still good fortune.

THE LINES, BOTTOM TO TOP

  1. Line 1 Regret disappears; do not chase the lost horse, it comes back on its own; meet bad men without harm.
  2. Line 2 Meets his master by chance in a narrow lane; no mistake.
  3. Line 3 His wagon dragged back, his oxen held; his hair and nose are cut; a bad beginning, but a good end.
  4. Line 4 Isolated by opposition, he meets a man of honest heart; they blend sincerely; danger, but no mistake.
  5. Line 5 Regret disappears; the companion bites through the skin; going forward, what mistake could there be?
  6. Line 6 Isolated, sees a muddy pig and a cartload of ghosts; draws and lowers the bow; a suitor, not a robber; good fortune.
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.