Steven Karcher & Michael Servetus
Willow wrapping the melons, jade talisman in the mouth. Held in this containing beauty, it tumbles down from Heaven.
This is a beautiful inspiration, a new destiny. What you do now will add elegance and beauty to life, inaugurating a wonderful new time. Stay alert and let your past sorrows go. If you bring out what is hidden you will obtain what you want. This is your day. This can renew your creative life. Be resolute and part from the past. You are connected to a creative force.
Richard Wilhelm
A melon covered with willow leaves.
Hidden lines.
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Then it drops down to one from heave.
The melon, like the fish, is a symbol of the principle of darkness. It is sweet but spoils easily and for this reason is protected with a cover of willow leaves. This is a situation in which a strong, superior, well-poised man tolerates and protects the inferiors in his charge. He has the firm lines of order an beauty within himself but he does not lay stress upon them. He does not bother his subordinates with outward show or tiresome admonitions but leaves them quite free, putting his trust in the transforming power of a strong and upright personality. And behold! Fate is favorable. His inferiors respond to his influence and fall to his disposition like ripe fruit.
