Good Morning H-21

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Hexagram 21

by James Byrd

I.The Oracle 

A. Hexagram twenty-one is Shi Ke, or Gnawing Bite. Additional interpretations are Biting Through plus Biting and Chewing. Its lower trigram in Zhen: shake or thunder. Its upper trigram is Li: radiance or fire.      

   1. Biting Through has success.
   2. It is favorable to let justice be administered. 

B. The Image

  1. Thunder and lightning:
      a) The image of Biting Through.
      b) Thus the kings of former times made firm the laws
          Through clearly defined penalties. 

II. My interpretation 

A. "Gnawing Bite"

Get a grip on legal matters. 

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Wilhelm, R., and Baynes. C.F. (1967). The I Ching, or, Book of Changes (Bollingen Series XIX)
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