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DELIVERANCE

解 Xiè

deliverance, release, the storm passing, forgiveness, quick resolution

ROASTIE

Deliverance. Thunder breaking out of the Water, the storm passing, release. The book means the hard part is over. Notice it did not say you won. This is the hexagram of the morning after, standing in the kitchen in your socks, going "okay, at least it's done." You'll feel relief. You also feel relief after a root canal. Ya roasted!

THE JUDGMENT

The southwest profits. If there is nothing left to do, returning brings good fortune; if there is, acting early brings good fortune.

THE LINES, BOTTOM TO TOP

Line 1 At the moment of deliverance, nothing needs saying; no mistake.
Line 2 Catches three foxes in the field and gains a yellow arrow; firmness brings good fortune.
Line 3 A porter riding in a carriage; he invites robbers; persisting brings regret.
Line 4 Deliver yourself from your big toe; then the friend comes, and you can trust him.
Line 5 The superior man alone delivers himself; good fortune; and the small men see his sincerity and withdraw.
Line 6 The prince shoots the hawk on the high wall and takes it; nothing fails to profit.

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.