The Love Oracle

Your current love situation

Your current situation can be depicted as "Retreat" transforming into "Influence (Wooing)".

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


The Situation

33. Tun - Retreat
Above (in front): Ch'ien - The Creative (Heaven)
Below (behind): Kên - Keeping Still (Mountain)




The Judgement for the Current Situation

Retreat. Success.
In what is small, perseverance furthers.


The Image for the Current Situation

Mountain under heaven: the image of Retreat.
Thus the superior man keeps the inferior man at a distance,
Not angrily but with reserve.


Interpretation of the Changing Line(s)

Line 6: Cheerful retreat. Everything serves to further.


The Future

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


The Judgement for the Future

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


The Image for the Future

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