ASK ROASTIE

BAD ADVICE. GOOD TIMING.

HEXAGRAM 42 OF 64 WIND OVER THUNDER

INCREASE

益 Yì

increase, gain, generosity from above, growth, seizing the moment

ROASTIE

Increase. Wind and Thunder helping each other, gain, generosity from above, the moment to move. The book says cross the great river now. Something is being handed down to you, and you're going to hold it in both hands and ask the person handing it what the catch is until they take it back. Ya roasted!

THE JUDGMENT

It profits to have somewhere to go. It profits to cross the great river.

THE LINES, BOTTOM TO TOP

  1. Line 1 It profits to undertake great things; great good fortune, no mistake.
  2. Line 2 Someone gives ten pairs of tortoise shells, nothing can refuse it; lasting firmness brings good fortune; the king's offering is accepted.
  3. Line 3 Increased even through misfortune; no mistake; sincere and walking the middle, he reports to the prince with the seal.
  4. Line 4 Walking the middle, he reports to the prince and is followed; it profits to be relied on to move the capital.
  5. Line 5 A sincere and kind heart; no need to ask, great good fortune; his kindness is recognized.
  6. Line 6 No one increases him; someone even strikes him; his heart is not constant; misfortune.
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.