{"id":2405,"date":"2018-02-14T23:45:48","date_gmt":"2018-02-15T04:15:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/icic.com\/site\/?p=2405"},"modified":"2019-07-09T23:26:18","modified_gmt":"2019-07-10T03:56:18","slug":"advanced-micro-devices-amd-under-ceo-lisa-su-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/icic.com\/?p=2405","title":{"rendered":"Advanced Micro Devices AMD under CEO Lisa Su"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;\" border=\"0\">\n<colgroup> <\/colgroup>\n<tbody valign=\"top\">\n<tr style=\"height: 20px;\">\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border: solid 0.5pt;\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">6<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background: #bfbfbf; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: solid 0.5pt; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: solid 0.5pt; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: black;\">H<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: solid 0.5pt; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: black;\">H<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: solid 0.5pt; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: black;\">T<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"background: #bfbfbf; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: solid 0.5pt; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: solid 0.5pt; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">3<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: solid 0.5pt; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">3<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: solid 0.5pt; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">2<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background: #bfbfbf; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: solid 0.5pt; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: solid 0.5pt; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">8<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 20px;\">\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: solid 0.5pt; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">5<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background: #bfbfbf; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: black;\">H<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: black;\">H<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: black;\">T<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"background: #bfbfbf; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">3<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">3<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">2<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background: #bfbfbf; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">8<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 20px;\">\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: solid 0.5pt; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">4<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background: #bfbfbf; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: black;\">T<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: black;\">T<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: black;\">T<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"background: #bfbfbf; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">2<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">2<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">2<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background: #bfbfbf; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">6<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 20px;\">\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: solid 0.5pt; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"background: #bfbfbf; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"background: #bfbfbf; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"background: #bfbfbf; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"background: #bfbfbf; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"background: #bfbfbf; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"background: #bfbfbf; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"background: #bfbfbf; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"background: #bfbfbf; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"background: #bfbfbf; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"background: #bfbfbf; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 20px;\">\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: solid 0.5pt; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">3<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background: #bfbfbf; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: black;\">H<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: black;\">H<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: black;\">T<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"background: #bfbfbf; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">3<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">3<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">2<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background: #bfbfbf; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">8<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 20px;\">\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: solid 0.5pt; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">2<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background: #bfbfbf; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: black;\">H<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: black;\">H<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: black;\">H<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"background: #bfbfbf; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">3<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">3<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">3<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background: #bfbfbf; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">9<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 20px;\">\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: solid 0.5pt; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">1<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background: #bfbfbf; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: black;\">H<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: black;\">T<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: black;\">T<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"background: #bfbfbf; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">3<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">2<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">2<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background: #bfbfbf; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\" valign=\"bottom\"><span style=\"color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">7<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><strong>HEXAGRAM 19 \u2013 Lin &#8211; Approach<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Above\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0K&#8217;UN\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0THE RECEPTIVE, EARTH<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Below\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0TUI\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0THE JOYOUS, LAKE<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">The Chinese word Lin has a <span style=\"background-color: yellow;\">range of meanings<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">that is <span style=\"background-color: yellow;\">not exhausted<\/span> by any single word of another language.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">The ancient explanations in the Book of Changes give as its<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">first meaning, &#8220;<span style=\"background-color: yellow;\">becoming great.&#8221;<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><span style=\"background-color: yellow;\">What becomes great<\/span> are the two strong lines growing into the hexagram from below;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">the light-giving power <span style=\"background-color: yellow;\">expands<\/span> with them.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">The meaning is then further extended to include <span style=\"background-color: yellow;\">the concept of approach,<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><span style=\"background-color: yellow;\">especially<\/span> the approach of<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">what is strong and highly placed<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><span style=\"background-color: yellow;\">in relation to<\/span> what is lower.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Finally the meaning includes<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">the <span style=\"background-color: yellow;\">attitude of condescension<\/span> of a man in high position toward the people,<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">and in general the <span style=\"background-color: yellow;\">setting to work on affairs<\/span>.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">This hexagram is linked with the twelfth month (January-February),<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">when, after the winter solstice,<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">the light power begins to ascend again.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><strong>THE JUDGMENT<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">APPROACH has supreme success.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Perseverance furthers.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">When the <span style=\"background-color: yellow;\">eighth month<\/span> comes,<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">There will be misfortune.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">The hexagram as a whole points to a time of joyous, hopeful <span style=\"background-color: yellow;\">progress<\/span>.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><span style=\"background-color: yellow;\">Spring<\/span> is approaching.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Joy and forbearance <span style=\"background-color: yellow;\">bring high and low<\/span> nearer together.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><span style=\"background-color: yellow;\">Success<\/span> is certain.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">But we must work with <span style=\"background-color: yellow;\">determination and perseverance<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">to make full use of the <span style=\"background-color: yellow;\">propitiousness<\/span> of the time.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><span style=\"background-color: yellow;\">And one thing more: spring does not last forever.<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">In the <span style=\"background-color: yellow;\">eighth month<\/span> the aspects are <span style=\"background-color: yellow;\">reversed<\/span>.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Then only two strong, light lines are left; these<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; background-color: yellow;\">do not advance but<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; background-color: yellow;\">are in retreat (see next hexagram).<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><span style=\"background-color: yellow;\">We must take heed of this change in good time.<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; background-color: yellow;\">If<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; background-color: yellow;\">we meet evil before it becomes reality \u2013<br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 18pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; background-color: yellow;\">before it has even begun to stir \u2013<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; background-color: yellow;\">we can master it.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><strong>THE IMAGE<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">The earth above the lake: The image of APPROACH.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Thus the superior man<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; background-color: yellow;\">is inexhaustible In his will to teach, And<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; background-color: yellow;\">without limits In his tolerance and protection of the people.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">The earth <span style=\"background-color: yellow;\">borders upon<\/span> the lake from above 1.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; background-color: yellow;\">This symbolizes the approach and condescension of the man of higher position<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><span style=\"background-color: yellow;\">to those beneath him.<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">The two parts of the image indicate what <span style=\"background-color: yellow;\">his attitude<\/span> toward these people will be.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; background-color: yellow;\">Just as the lake is inexhaustible in depth,<br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; background-color: yellow;\">so the sage is inexhaustible in his readiness to teach mankind,<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; background-color: yellow;\">and<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; background-color: yellow;\">just as the earth is boundlessly wide, sustaining and caring for all creatures on it,<br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; background-color: yellow;\">so the sage sustains and cares for all people and excludes no part of humanity.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><strong>THE LINES<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; text-decoration: underline;\">0 Nine in the second place means:<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Joint approach.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Good fortune.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Everything furthers.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; background-color: yellow;\">When the stimulus to approach comes from a high place, and<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; background-color: yellow;\">when a man has the inner strength and consistency that need no admonition,<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><span style=\"background-color: yellow;\">good fortune will ensue.<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><span style=\"background-color: yellow;\">Nor need the future cause any concern.<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; background-color: yellow;\">He is well aware<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; background-color: yellow;\">that everything earthly is transitory, and<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; background-color: yellow;\">that a descent follows upon every rise,<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; background-color: yellow;\">but need not be confused by this universal law of fate.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><span style=\"background-color: yellow;\">Everything serves to further.<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Therefore<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; background-color: yellow;\">he will travel the paths of life<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; background-color: yellow;\">swiftly,<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; background-color: yellow;\">honestly, and<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; background-color: yellow;\">valiantly.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; text-decoration: underline;\">Six in the fourth place means:<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Complete approach.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">No blame.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">While<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">the three lower lines <span style=\"background-color: yellow;\">indicate<\/span> rise to power and influence,<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">the three upper lines show the <span style=\"background-color: yellow;\">attitude<\/span> of persons in higher position<br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 18pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><span style=\"background-color: yellow;\">toward<\/span> those of lower rank for whom they procure influence.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Here is shown<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">the <span style=\"background-color: yellow;\">open-minded approach<\/span> of a person of high rank to<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><span style=\"background-color: yellow;\">a man of ability<\/span> whom he draws into his own circle, regardless of class prejudice.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><span style=\"background-color: yellow;\">This is very favorable.<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 14pt; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>MOVING HEXAGRAM<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><strong>HEXAGRAM 51 \u2013 Chen &#8211; The Arousing (Shock, Thunder)<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Above\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0CHEN\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0THE AROUSING, THUNDER<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Below\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0CHEN\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0THE AROUSING, THUNDER<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">The hexagram Chen represents the eldest son,<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">who <span style=\"background-color: yellow;\">seizes<\/span> rule with<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">energy and<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">power.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">A yang line<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><span style=\"background-color: yellow;\">develops<\/span> below two yin lines and<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><span style=\"background-color: yellow;\">presses<\/span> upward forcibly.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">This movement is <span style=\"background-color: yellow;\">so violent<\/span> that it arouses terror.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">It is <span style=\"background-color: yellow;\">symbolized<\/span> by thunder, which<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><span style=\"background-color: yellow;\">bursts<\/span> forth from the earth and by its shock<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><span style=\"background-color: yellow;\">causes<\/span> fear and trembling.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><strong>THE JUDGMENT<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Shock brings success.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Shock comes-oh, oh!<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Laughing words-ha, ha!<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">The shock terrifies for a hundred miles, And<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">he does not let fall the sacrificial spoon and chalice.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><span style=\"background-color: yellow;\">The shock that comes from the manifestation of God<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><span style=\"background-color: yellow;\">within the depths of the earth<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><span style=\"background-color: yellow;\">makes man afraid,<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; background-color: yellow;\">but this fear of God is good,<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><span style=\"background-color: yellow;\">for joy and merriment can follow upon it.<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; background-color: yellow;\">When<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; background-color: yellow;\">a man has learned within his heart what fear and trembling mean,<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; background-color: yellow;\">he is safeguarded against any terror produced by outside influences.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; background-color: yellow;\">Let the thunder roll and spread terror a hundred miles around:<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; background-color: yellow;\">he remains so composed and reverent in spirit<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; background-color: yellow;\">that<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; background-color: yellow;\">the sacrificial rite is not interrupted.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; background-color: yellow;\">This is the spirit that must animate leaders and rulers of men \u2013<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; background-color: yellow;\">a profound inner seriousness from which<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; background-color: yellow;\">all outer terrors glance off harmlessly.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><strong>THE IMAGE<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Thunder repeated: the image of SHOCK.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; background-color: yellow;\">Thus in fear and trembling<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; background-color: yellow;\">The superior man<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; 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