Sun / The Gentle (The Penetrating, Wind)

above: Sun The Gentle, Wind
below: Sun The Gentle, Wind

The fourth [six], divided, shows all occasion for repentance (in its subject) passed away. He takes game for its threefold use in his hunting.

Line 4 is weak, as is its correlate in 1. But 4 is a proper place for a weak line, and it rests under the shadow of the strong and central 5. Hence the omens of evil are counteracted; and a good auspice is obtained. The game caught in hunting was divided into three portions: - the first for use in sacrifices; the second for the entertainment of visitors; and the third for the kitchen generally. A hunt which yielded enough for all these purposes was deemed very successful.