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__  __ Hexagram Fifty:  
       Ting / The Caldron

Fire rises hot and bright
from the Wood beneath
the sacrificial caldron:
The Superior Person
positions himself correctly
within the flow of Cosmic forces.

Supreme accomplishment.




Hexagram Fifty/Line One:
Tip over the caldron
and get rid of 
its stagnant contents
once and for all.
He marries a woman
to give her children
a home.
Blameless.


Hexagram Fifty/Line Two:
Your caldron contains
a hearty meal
with plenty to go around.
Your rivals are jealous
of your ability to provide,
but they can't harm you.
Good fortune.


Hexagram Fifty/Line Three:
You cooked a perfect meal
in a caldron
you can't lift from the fire.
The feast is wasted.
Once the storm of resentment
has washed over you,
good fortune will come again.


Hexagram Fifty/Line Four:
A leg of the caldron buckles,
spilling the hot meal
on the very person
you wish to serve.
Trust evaporates,
and the void is filled
with shame and scorn.


Hexagram Fifty/Line Five:
The caldron you cook in
has yellow handles
and golden carrying rings.
Good fortune 
if you keep to this course.


Hexagram Fifty/Line Six:
Your caldron is fitted
with jade handles.
Great success
in whatever you do.

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