55. Fêng / Abundance
(Thunder above Fire)
Description
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.
Analysis
You are in a position of authority in this situation.
Archetypally, you are the New King, returned from your quest to claim your throne.
However, you are enlightened enough to realize that you are merely a part of a cycle, and that you must someday yield your throne to the new kid in town, the younger, faster gunslinger, the young turk, the next returning hero, the next New King.
Fretting about the inevitable descent is senseless.
For now you must play your role to the hilt and use this gift of power to govern your world as best you can.
You are the best person for the job.
That's why you were chosen.
Give it your personal best.
Changing Lines
Line 1
He meets his soulmate, and they couple ceaselessly for ten days.
No mistake.
This union will change worlds.
Line 2
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.
Line 3
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.
Line 4
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.
Line 5
He attracts the brilliant and able to his quest.
Good fortune.
Line 6
In his large and splendid house, no friends or family dwell.
He sees no one pass through his gate for three years.
Misfortune.