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______ Hexagram Fifty-Five:  
       Feng / Abundance

Thunder and Lightning
from the dark heart of the storm:
The Superior Person
judges fairly,
so that consequences are just.

The leader reaches his peak
and doesn't lament
the descent before him.
Be like the noonday sun
at its zenith.
This is success.


Hexagram Fifty-Five/Line One:
He meets his soulmate,
and they couple ceaselessly
for ten days.
No mistake.
This union will change worlds.


Hexagram Fifty-Five/Line Two:
The veil before his eyes
casts so dark a shade,
he sees the Big Dipper
at noontime.
Authorities distrust
one with such vision.
It is best to emphasize
why seeing the truth
is the safest route
to preserving power.


Hexagram Fifty-Five/Line Three:
The veil before his eyes
casts so dark a shade,
he can see the smallest stars
at noontime.
For such vision,
he loses the use
of his right arm.
No mistake.


Hexagram Fifty-Five/Line Four:
The veil before his eyes
casts so dark a shade,
he can see the polestar
at noontime.
It leads him
to his soulmate.
No mistake.


Hexagram Fifty-Five/Line Five:
He attracts
the brilliant and able
to his quest.
Good fortune.


Hexagram Fifty-Five/Line Six:
In his large and splendid house,
no friends or family dwell.
He sees no one
pass through his gate
for three years.
Misfortune.

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