Hexagram 22: Bì (Grace) · Takashima Ekidan

山火贲 · 第 22 卦 · 中文版

22 Mountain over Fire, Adorning “Bi ” is written with the components for “grass”...

Recorded Cases (6)

In the nineteenth year of Meiji, a divination was made concerning the fortunes of a certain eminent (Initial Nine: Adorning his toes; he abandons the carriage and walks.)
In the fourth month of the fourteenth year of Meiji, a divination was made concerning the national a (Six in the second place: Adorning his beard.)
A friend came and asked for a divination about his fortunes. The casting yielded Bi changing to Yi (Nine in the third place: Adorned and moistened; perpetual steadfastness brings good fortune.)
Someone came and asked for a divination about the fortunes of a certain gentleman. The casting yield (Six in the fourth place: Adorned, pale and plain; a white horse, winglike and swift—not a marauder, but a marriage proposal.)
A friend came and asked for a divination about his fortunes. The casting yielded Bi changing to Jia (Six in the fifth place: Adornment in the hills and gardens. A modest bundle of silk; regret, but in the end good fortune.)
During the Restoration, Shimomura Saburozaemon, an official in the Uraga administrative office and f (Top nine: Plain adornment; no blame.)

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