Steven Karcher & Michael Servetus
Confined and Oppressed at food and drink. Scarlet sashes are coming on all sides. Advantageous to make presentations to your ideals. Chastising closes the Way. This is not a mistake.
You ostensibly have all you need but you feel oppressed by lack of recognition. Help is on its way. Hold on to your ideals and extend the gathering. This will lead to great works. Climb the steps and open your heart anew. You can clear the source of common good. Proceed step by step. Gather energy for a decisive new move.
Book of Changes
九二, 困于酒食, 朱紱方來, 利用享祀, 征凶, 无咎.
Richard Wilhelm
One is oppressed while at meat and drink.
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The man with the scarlet knee bands is just coming.
It furthers one to offer sacrifice.
To set forth brings misfortune.
No blame.
This pictures a state of inner oppression. Externally, all is well, one has meat and drink. But one is exhausted by the commonplaces of life, and there seems to be no way of escape. Then help comes from a high place. A prince-in ancient China princes wore scarlet knee bands- is in search of able helpers. But there are still obstructions to be overcome. Therefore it is important to meet these obstructions in the visible realm by offerings and prayer. To set forth without being prepared would be disastrous, though not morally wrong. Here a disagreeable situation must be overcome by patience of spirit.
