Avoid Boasting

Calling out for a response. Trap! The Way closes. Do not call out to others for help. Let your actions speak, not your words. Marshal your forces and attack. You can set right your place, eliminate negativity and be of real help to all. Be generous. This fertile shock will rouse new energy and soon all will laugh together. These goings and comings release energy now bound up in the past. Gather energy for the decisive new move.

初六, 鳴豫, 凶.

Enthusiasm that expresses itself Brings misfortune. ##### Comments A man in an inferior position has aristocratic connections about which he boasts enthusiastically. This arrogance inevitably invites misfortune. Enthusiasm should never be an egotistic emotion; it is justified only when it is a general feeling that unites one with others.