Hsü — Waiting (Nourishment)
Hsü — Waiting (Nourishment)
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The Judgement
WAITING. If you are sincere,
You have light and success.
Perseverance brings good fortune.
It furthers one to cross the great water.
The Image
Clouds rise up to heaven:
The image of WAITING.
Thus the superior man eats and drinks,
Is joyous and of good cheer.
The Lines
Six at the beginning means:
Waiting in the meadow.
It furthers one to abide in what endures.
No blame.
Six in the second place means:
Waiting on the sand.
There is some gossip.
The end brings good fortune.
Six in the third place means:
Waiting in the mud
Brings about the arrival of the enemy.
Six in the fourth place means:
Waiting in the blood.
Get out of the pit.
Six in the fifth place means:
Waiting at meat and drink.
Perseverance brings good fortune.
Six at the top means:
One falls into the pit.
Three uninvited guests arrive.
Honor them, and in the end there will be good fortune.
(Note: the numbers in parentheses below the title of each hexagram refer to the page in the Wilhelm/Baynes 1968 Third Edition of I Ching or book of changes where additional commentary on the individual hexagram can be found.)
