The Love Oracle

Your current love situation

Your current situation can be depicted as "Youthful Folly" transforming into "Keeping Still, Mountain".

In front of you lies "Mountain", representing stillness and obstruction.
Behind you lies "Water" which transforms into "Mountain". That means that danger and the unknown are being transformed into stillness and obstruction.


The Situation

4. Mêng - Youthful Folly
Above (in front): Kên - Keeping Still (Mountain)
Below (behind): K'an - The Abysmal (Water)




The Judgement for the Current Situation

Youthful Folly has success.
It is not I who seek the young fool;
The young fool seeks me.
At the first oracle I inform him.
If he asks two or three times, it is importunity.
If he importunes, I give him no information.
Perseverance furthers.


The Image for the Current Situation

A spring wells up at the foot of the mountain:
The image of Youth.
Thus the superior man fosters his character
By thoroughness in all that he does.


Interpretation of the Changing Line(s)

Line 2: To bear with fools in kindliness brings good fortune.
To know how to take women
Brings good fortune.
The son is capable of taking charge of the household.

Line 3: Take not a maiden who, when she sees a man of bronze,
Loses possession of herself.
Nothing furthers.


The Future

52. Kên - Keeping Still, Mountain
Above (in front): Kên - Keeping Still (Mountain)
Below (behind): Kên - Keeping Still (Mountain)


The Judgement for the Future

Keeping Still. Keeping his back still
So that he no longer feels his body.
He goes into the courtyard
And does not see his people.
No blame.


The Image for the Future

Mountains standing close together:
The image of Keeping Still.
Thus the superior man
Does not permit his thoughts
To go beyond his situation.