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On May 19, 2006, Dr. Wilson displayed a scroll bearing hexagrams from the I Ching. The hexagrams had been cast over the prior several weeks, focusing on a date early in June. Beneath the hexagrams was a message. Witnesses signed the scroll, which was then cut in two. The bottom portion bearing the message was placed on public display. The top portion bearing the hexagrams was sealed in a mailing tube, signed across the sealing tape by witnesses, then additionally sealed with sealing wax and a seal of unique design. The bottom part, containing the publicly-displayed message, is shown here.

On June 7, the mailing tube containing the top part of the scroll was inspected and found to be intact, with the signatures in place over the tape and the wax seals in place. The tube was unsealed, and the top part of the scroll was revealed. It is shown here.

The next to the last line of the message reads:

The hexagrams in these positions are:

Position 50	Position 18	Position 47	Position 29
Ch'ien The Creative	Lu Treading [Conduct]	Sheng Pushing Upward	Tun Retreat

Reading the first letter of each line of the message gives:

The Wall Street Journal of June 6, 2006, reveals that at the close of trading on June 5, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (commonly referred to as "The Dow") was 11048.72.

Note that the hexagrams 1 - 10 - 46 are equivalent to 11,046. On May 19, when the scroll was sealed, the Dow Jones Industrial Average stood at 11,143, hence "Retreat."

The hexagrams predicting 11,046 are only one line off from 11,048, which would be:

Position 50	Position 18	Position 59	Position 29
Ch'ien The Creative	Lu Treading [Conduct]	Ching The Well	Tun Retreat

Hexagram 48 differs from hexagram 46 by having a yang line second from the top rather than a yin line.

The last line of the message reads:

The hexagram in this position is:

Position 15

P'i Standstill [Stagnation]

There are two headlines of interest on the front page of the Wall Street Journal of June 6, 2006.

This headline is about Standstill [Stagnation].	This headline directly refers to reading tea leaves, another form of divination.

We hope that you have enjoyed this account of how Dr. Wilson used an ancient Chinese oracle to forecast the stock market with an accuracy better than that of most financial analysts. Please contact Dr. Wilson with your thoughts.