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THE TAMING POWER OF THE SMALL

小畜 Xiǎo Chù

small restraint, minor obstacles, gentle influence, clouds without rain, holding back

ROASTIE

The Taming Power of the Small. Dense clouds, no rain. The book calls it small restraint, minor obstacles, holding back. That's a weather report for your whole personality. Something big is forming over there, and it will stay over there, and you'll write a long post about how the sky is being unfair. Ya roasted!

THE JUDGMENT

Success. Dense clouds but no rain from our western border.

THE LINES, BOTTOM TO TOP

  1. Line 1 He returns to his proper course; what mistake could there be? Good fortune.
  2. Line 2 Drawn back by others to the proper path; good fortune.
  3. Line 3 The strap falls off the carriage wheel; husband and wife turn their eyes away from each other.
  4. Line 4 With sincerity, the blood vanishes and fear departs; no mistake.
  5. Line 5 Sincerity that binds people together; he shares his wealth with his neighbor.
  6. Line 6 Rain has fallen and the going stops; virtue has filled its measure. Persistence is dangerous, the moon nearly full; acting now, 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.