Hexagram 15: Qiān (Modesty) · Takashima Ekidan

地山谦 · 第 15 卦 · 中文版

15 Earth over Mountain, Modesty The character ‘Qian’ originally derives from a f...

Recorded Cases (8)

A certain county’s director of the industrial-promotion course, on his way to the capital along the (Initial Six: The extremely humble noble person uses this to cross the great river; auspicious.)
In the twenty-second year of the Meiji era, I heard that an old friend, Mr. Ida, a member of the Eld (Six in the second place: Resonant Humility; upright and auspicious.)
A student brought a letter of introduction from his friend, Mr. Senjin Hagito, who had brought a tho (Six in the second place: Resonant Humility; upright and auspicious.)
In the twenty-second year of the Meiji era, a prominent person came and asked for a divination conce (Six in the fourth place: Nothing is unfavorable; display Humility.)
In the twenty-seventh year of the Meiji era, a divination was conducted concerning the fortunes of t (Six in the fifth place: Not enriched by means of one’s neighbors. Favorable to use military force; nothing is unfavorable.)
In the tenth year of the Meiji era, at the request of a prominent person, I divined the nation’s for (Six in the fifth place: Not enriched by means of one’s neighbors. Favorable to use military force; nothing is unfavorable.)
At the winter solstice of the twenty-ninth year of the Meiji era, I divined the administration of Ta (Six in the fifth place: Not enriched by means of one’s neighbors. Favorable to use military force; nothing is unfavorable.)
In the ninth year of the Meiji era, at the request of a prominent person, I conducted a divination c (Six at the top: Resounding humility. Favorable to mobilize the army and punish the cities and states.)

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