February 27th through March 5th, 2022
New Moon= Wednesday, March 2nd
41/ Sun- Decreasing
Changing lines 2,6
24/ Fu- Return
41/ Decreasing:
Theme- how to deal with giving and receiving; also maintaining balance so that what is in excess is decreased and what is deficient is increased.
Line 2: advice is about knowing or learning how to give of oneself without decreasing reserves
Line 6: advice is about how to manage giving and receiving when one has more than enough; in this case, decreasing the excess to increase other’s deficiencies would do
Mountain (Gen) above/ Lake (Dui) below
Earth element
Associated with August (seventh month of the lunar year/ eighth solar)
Opposite- 31/ - Mutual Influence
Inverse- 42/ Yi- Increasing
Mutual- 24/ Fu- Turning Back (associated with the new moon)
(Huang, page 339)
24/ Fu- Turning Back
Theme is about cycles, like the lunar cycle each month. From the full moon to the new moon, it appears that the moon is losing its light, but the light returns to start the cycle again.
Earth (Kun) above/ Thunder (Zhen) below
Earth element
Associated with December (eleventh month of the lunar year/ twelfth solar)
Opposite- 44/ Guai mei- Encountering
Inverse- 23/ Po- Falling Away
Mutual- 2/ Kun- Responding
(Huang, page 219)