Today's I Ching for Neal Stephenson

The coins have been tossed...

	The present is embodied in Hexagram 45 - Ts'ui (Gathering Together): The king will repair to his ancestral temple. It will be advantageous to meet with the great man. Then there will be progress and success, though the advantage must come through firm correctness. The use of great victims will be conducive to good fortune, and in whatever direction movement is made, it will be advantageous.
	The fourth line, undivided, shows its subject in such a state that, if he be greatly fortunate, he will receive no blame.
	The topmost line, divided, shows its subject sighing and weeping, but there will be no error.
	The situation is shifting, but neither Yin (the passive feminine force) nor Yang (the active masculine force) is gaining ground.
	The future is embodied in Hexagram 20 - Kuan (Contemplation): He should be like the worshipper who has washed his hands, but not yet presented his offerings. There must be sincerity and an appearance of dignity, commanding reverent regard.
	The things most apparent, those above and in front, are embodied by the upper trigram Tui (Lake), which is transforming into Sun (Wind). As part of this process, joy, pleasure, and attraction are giving way to penetration and following.
	The things least apparent, those below and behind, are embodied by the lower trigram K'un (Earth), which represents docility and receptivity.