ASK ROASTIE

BAD ADVICE. GOOD TIMING.

HEXAGRAM 48 OF 64 WATER OVER WIND

THE WELL

井 Jǐng

the well, a shared source, the unchanging, drawing water, neglect of what feeds you

ROASTIE

The Well. Water drawn up through Wood, the shared source the town can't move. The book says the well is fine, it's the rope that's short and the jar that breaks. The thing that feeds you is right where it always was, buttercup. You just haven't gone down to it since you could walk, and when you do, you'll bring the cracked jar. Ya roasted!

THE JUDGMENT

The town may be moved, but not the well; it neither loses nor gains. If the rope is short or the jar breaks, misfortune.

THE LINES, BOTTOM TO TOP

  1. Line 1 The well is muddy, and no one drinks; an old well visited by no birds.
  2. Line 2 The well is a hole where one shoots at fish; the jar leaks and is broken.
  3. Line 3 The well is cleaned, but no one drinks; it grieves the heart; a clear-minded king would share the blessing.
  4. Line 4 The well is being lined with stone and repaired; no mistake.
  5. Line 5 In the well a clear, cold spring; drink from it.
  6. Line 6 The well is drawn from freely, and not covered over; sincerity, and great 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.