cause / reason / karma / fate / predestined affinity / margin / hem / edge / along
缘
=
彖
+
纟
:
Yu the Great (yu) is foreseeing the silkworm's (纟) future in the anthill's kitchen (an2) using the Book of Changes (彖). The book says that the silk worm has great karma (缘) and will lead a long and fulfilled life.
to foretell the future using the trigrams of the Book of Changes 易經|易经
彖
=
𧰨
+
彑
:
Tommy Turtle (tu) is using the Book of Changes to foretell the future (彖) in the anthill's bathroom (an4). It says that he will very soon have a wet snout (彑) and indeed, just seconds later a very wet (but friendly) caterpillar (𧰨) falls on his head.
marginalized people (not part of mainstream society) / marginal man (term coined by social psychologist Kurt Lewin, referring to a person in transition between two cultures or social groups, not fully belonging to either)