The Following H-17

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Hexagram 17

By: James Byrd

I.The Oracle 

A. Hexagram seven-teen is called Sui, or Following. The lower trigram is Zhen: shake or thunder. The upper trigram is Dui: open, swamp or forest.  

   

B. The Judgment

   1. Following has supreme success.
       Perseverance furthers. No disruptions at the moment.
   2. Good Sign. Sign of the Great Sacrifice.

C. The Image

  1. The Lake is over Thunder:
      a) The image of Following.
      b) Thus the superior man at nightfall
           Goes indoors for rest and recuperation. 

II. My interpretation 

A. "Following"

More Soon....Thanks.

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References Byrd, James (2018) "The Future" Huang, Kerson, and Rosemary (1987). I Ching
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Wilhelm, R., and Baynes. C.F. (1967). The I Ching, or, Book of Changes (Bollingen Series XIX)
Wilhelm, Hellmut and Richard Wilhelm (1995). Understanding the I Ching

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