Fleeting Bloom

A withered willow gives birth to flowers. An older wife acquires a young noble as husband. Bundled in the bag. Without mistake, without praise. Something occurs that results in a burst of beauty. This clears the channels through which energy flows. Enjoy it. Reject the rules most people live by. Imagine this through the woman and the receptive and it will endure. You have a generous and benevolent heart. Let it be your way to actualize things. Be resolute. You are connected to a creative force.

九五, 枯楊生華, 老婦得其士夫, 无咎无譽.

A withered poplar puts forth flowers. An older woman takes a husband. ##### Comments No blame. No praise. A withered poplar that flowers exhausts its energies thereby and only hastens its end. An older woman may marry once more, but no renewal takes place. Everything remains barren. Thus, though all the amenities are observed, the net result is only the anomaly of the situation. Applied to politics, the metaphor means that if in times of insecurity we give up alliance with those below us and keep up only the relationships we have with people of higher rank, an unstable situation is created.