Ultimate Success

The Vessel has jade rings. Wise Words! The Great Way opens. There is nothing for which this is not advantageous. This can transform your life and be of real benefit to others. You experience the beginning of a great change in awareness and nothing can tear it away. Give this an enduring place in your heart and part from the past. You are connected to a creative force.

上九, 鼎玉鉉, 大吉, 无不利.

The ting has rings of jade. Great good fortune. ##### Comments Nothing that would not act to further. In the preceding line the carrying rings are described as golden, to denote their strength; here they are said to be of jade. Jade is notable for its combination of hardness with soft luster. This counsel, in relation to the man who is open to it, works greatly t his advantage. Here the counsel is described in relation to the sage who imparts it. In imparting it, he will be mild and pure, like precious jade. Thus the work finds favor in the eyes of the Deity, who dispenses great good fortune, and becomes pleasing to men, wherefore all goes well.