2. The Magnetic to 38. Disunion

Changing lines

1. Line 1

   In the first line, magnetic, we see its subject treading on hoar-frost. The strong ice will come by and by.

2. Line 2

   The second line, magnetic, shows the attribute of being straight, square, and great. Its operation, without repeated efforts, will be in every respect advantageous. Line two presents to us the earth itself, according to the Chinese conception of it, as a great cube.

3. Line 4

   The fourth line, magnetic, shows the symbol of a sack tied up. There will be no ground for blame or praise. Line four shows its subject exercising a still greater restraint than in line three.

4. Line 6

   The sixth line, magnetic, shows dragons fighting in the wild. Their blood is purple and yellow. What is said about the sixth line in hexagram number one, The Dynamic, was that the dragon there exceeded the proper limits. That idea here takes place in "the wild" as the magnetic line is transformed into a dragon who fights with the true dragon of the Creative Force. They fight and bleed, and their respective blood is the color of Heaven and Earth.

The present judgment

The Magnetic means success through the docility of a mare. If the superior man takes the initiative, he goes astray, but if he follows, he finds his proper lord. It is advantageous to find one's friends in the southwest, and to lose them in the northeast. Through a passively firm correctness, there will be good fortune.

The later judgment

Despite Mutual Alienation there will be success in small matters.

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