Hexagram 61: Zhōng Fú (Inner Truth) · Takashima Ekidan
风泽中孚 · 第 61 卦 · 中文版
Zhongfu (Inner Trust): Pigs and fishes bring good fortune. It is advantageous to...
Recorded Cases (7)
- A friend inquires about entering a commercial fishery venture (Initial Nine: Deliberation and adherence to rules bring good fortune. If there are other ulterior motives, there will be no peace.)
- A certain dignitary lost his wife and lived as a widower for several years. Friends repeatedly urged (Nine at the Second Position: A calling crane is in the shade, its young responds to it. I have a fine goblet of wine, I will share it with you.)
- In the 30th year of Meiji (1897), divining on diplomatic relations between our country (Japan) and t (Nine at the Second Position: A calling crane is in the shade, its young responds to it. I have a fine goblet of wine, I will share it with you.)
- An intimate friend holding office in a certain prefecture recently sent a letter saying he received (Six in the third position: Facing an opponent, now beating drums, now ceasing, now weeping, now singing.)
- A certain gentleman of status came to request a divination regarding a business venture, obtaining Z (Six in the fourth position: The moon is almost full. A pair of horses goes missing. No blame.)
- A certain gentleman of status came to ask for a divination on marriage, obtaining Zhongfu changing t (Nine in the fifth position: Having trust that binds closely like tied knots. No blame.)
- One day, a man claiming to be the "Great Deity of Heavenly Nobility" came. I asked him where his nam (Nine at the top: The cock's crow ascends to heaven. Persistence brings misfortune.)
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