Hexagram 1: Qián (The Creative) · Takashima Ekidan

乾为天 · 第 1 卦 · 中文版

01 Qian is Heaven The character “Qian” was originally written as ?, representing...

Recorded Cases (9)

In the twenty-second year of the Meiji era, a prominent noble consulted about his fortune and obtain (Initial Nine: The hidden dragon. Do not act.)
At the beginning of the Meiji era, I divined my own direction and obtained Qian changing to Fellowsh (Ninth in the Second Place: The dragon appears in the field; it is favorable to see a great person.)
In a divination conducted in the twenty-seventh year of Meiji, asking what the outcome of the war be (Ninth in the Second Place: The dragon appears in the field; it is favorable to see a great person.)
In a certain month of the sixteenth year of Meiji, I called on Matsukata, Minister of Finance. He sa (Nine in the third place: The noble man is vigorous and diligent throughout the day; in the evening he remains watchful as though in danger. No blame.)
In the second month of the twenty-fourth year of the Meiji era, my disciple Shimizu Junchoku came to (Nine in the fourth place: Either leaping in the abyss or remaining in the abyss. No blame.)
At the winter solstice in the twenty-eighth year, I divined concerning the prospects of our country’ (Nine in the fourth place: Either leaping in the abyss or remaining in the abyss. No blame.)
On the twenty-eighth day of the second month of the eighteenth year of Meiji, Count Ito was ordered (Nine in the fifth place: The flying dragon is in Heaven. It is beneficial to see a great man.)
In December of Meiji 19, a divination was made concerning the fortunes of the Railway Bureau for the (Nine in the fifth place: The flying dragon is in Heaven. It is beneficial to see a great man.)
Every winter solstice, I made divinations about the advancement or retirement of the worthies at cou (Top yang: An overreaching dragon brings regret.)

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