The Love Oracle

Your current love situation

Your current situation can be depicted as "Influence (Wooing)" transforming into "Development (Gradual Progress)".

In front of you lies "Lake" which transforms into "Wind". That means that joy, pleasure, and attraction are being transformed into penetration and following.
Behind you lies "Mountain", representing stillness and obstruction.


The Situation

31. Hsien - Influence (Wooing)
Above (in front): Tui - The Joyous (Lake)
Below (behind): Kên - Keeping Still (Mountain)




The Judgement for the Current Situation

Influence. Success.
Perseverance furthers.
To take a maiden to wife brings good fortune.


The Image for the Current Situation

A lake on the mountain:
The image of Influence.
Thus the superior man encourages people to approach him
By his readiness to receive them.


Interpretation of the Changing Line(s)

Line 4: Perseverance brings good fortune.
Remorse disappears.
If a man is agitated in mind,
And his thoughts go hither and thither,
Only those friends
On whom he fixes his conscious thoughts
Will follow.

Line 6: The influence shows itself in the jaws, cheeks and tongue.


The Future

53. Chien - Development (Gradual Progress)
Above (in front): Sun - The Gentle (Wind)
Below (behind): Kên - Keeping Still (Mountain)


The Judgement for the Future

Development. The maiden
Is given in marriage.
Good fortune.
Perseverance furthers.


The Image for the Future

On the mountain, a tree:
The image of Development.
Thus the superior man abides in dignity and virtue,
In order to improve the mores.