Hexagram 42: Yì (Increase) · Takashima Ekidan

风雷益 · 第 42 卦 · 中文版

Wind over Thunder, Increase: It is favorable to have somewhere to go; it is favo...

Recorded Cases (9)

In the twenty-fourth year of the Meiji era, divining whether the autumn harvest would be abundant or (Nine in the first place: It is beneficial to undertake great works. Supreme good fortune; no blame.)
A friend came and asked for a divination concerning the administration of a wealthy gentleman’s hous (Six in the second place: Someone increases him with ten pairs of tortoises; he cannot refuse them. Persistent correctness brings good fortune. The king uses them to make offerings to the Supreme God. Auspicious.)
A friend came and asked for a divination about his current circumstances. The result was Increase ch (Six in the third place: Increase him by using it for ominous affairs; no blame. There is sincerity; proceed in the middle way and report to the duke using a jade tablet.)
Inspecting Hokkaido Colliery and Railway mines during severe cold in April 1892 (Meiji 25) (Six in the third place: Increase him by using it for ominous affairs; no blame. There is sincerity; proceed in the middle way and report to the duke using a jade tablet.)
A friend asks about the career prospects of a prominent official (Six in the fourth place: Follow the central path; report to the duke, who will comply. It is beneficial to use this to relocate the state.)
A friend asks about adopting a son to continue the lineage (Nine in the fifth place: With sincerity, a benevolent heart; do not ask—the supreme good. With sincerity, benevolence benefits my virtue.)
Divining diplomatic relations between Japan and Qing China in 1895 (Meiji 28) (Nine in the fifth place: With sincerity, a benevolent heart; do not ask—the supreme good. With sincerity, benevolence benefits my virtue.)
A friend asks about his future fortunes in late career (Nine at the top: No one benefits him; someone may strike him. Establishing a mind without constancy is inauspicious.)
Divining the fluctuation of silver prices at the request of Amemiya Keijiro in 1893 (Meiji 26) (Nine at the top: No one benefits him; someone may strike him. Establishing a mind without constancy is inauspicious.)

Short reads in English: Takashima stories and Yilin poems

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