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BAD ADVICE. GOOD TIMING.

HEXAGRAM 53 OF 64 WIND OVER MOUNTAIN

GRADUAL PROGRESS

漸 Jiàn

gradual progress, the wild goose, patience, proper order, a slow marriage

ROASTIE

Gradual Progress. A tree on a Mountain, the wild goose landing one step at a time, a slow marriage done properly. The book says patience and proper order. You've skipped the proper order on everything from furniture assembly to feelings. The goose takes six moves to reach the cloud. You're going to try to jump from the shore and land in the goose. Ya roasted!

THE JUDGMENT

A young woman is given in marriage; good fortune. Firmness profits.

THE LINES, BOTTOM TO TOP

  1. Line 1 The wild goose draws near the shore; the young son is in danger and there is talk; no mistake.
  2. Line 2 The wild goose draws near the rock; eating and drinking in peace; good fortune.
  3. Line 3 The goose on the dry plain; the husband goes and never returns, the wife conceives but does not raise; misfortune; repel robbers.
  4. Line 4 The wild goose reaches the trees; it may find a flat branch to rest on; no mistake.
  5. Line 5 The wild goose reaches the high hill; the wife has no child for three years, but nothing prevails against them; good fortune.
  6. Line 6 The wild goose rises into the high sky; its feathers can be used for the ceremony; 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.