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Hi, Hilary:... Hexagram 23, Stripping Away – a hexagram of loss, whether that means painlessly shedding what’s outlived its usefulness, or having something you’re very much attached to torn away. ... 23?*Stripping Away is happening*– something is being taken away... Hexagram 23 for a new business venture? You might lose your house...
Just as you think you're getting a feel for something (discard... ignore... reject... exorcise...) along comes a meaning that sends it all flying.
Hi, Hilary:Charly, you really should save up for Field's book; you'd appreciate it. Hexagram 23 for him is all about the story of Wang Hai, which is the Yi's big sex scandal. From lines 1-4, Hai, betrayed by his brother to the king's guard, is being butchered in the queen's bed. (At line 3 Field suggests the queen has made herself scarce.) Then in lines 5 and 6 we have fish and plump fruit, and you don't need any help from me with those.
Hi, Harmen:I would like to point out that in bronze inscriptions mie 蔑 is used with the meaning of 'praise'. Several inscriptions mention that a person is being praised and received gold or other things as reward. Line 1 and 2 might refer to a divination about praise (and the rewards that accompanied it)...
Clarity,
Office 17622,
PO Box 6945,
London.
W1A 6US
United Kingdom
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+44 (0)20 3287 3053 (UK)
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