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Friday, January 27, 2012
Deliverance!
No. 40, Deliverance / Relief /
Liberation:
"Deliverance.
The southwest furthers. If
there is no longer anything where one has to go, Return brings good fortune. If there is still something where one has to go, Hastening brings good fortune."
Deliverance from a long-standing difficulty is beginning. This Relief comes, not from an
external source, but from a change in the way you look at things.
Think of
your difficulties as a big rock blocking your path. As long as you claw and push at it, it continues
to frustrate you. If, however, you change your direction, a whole new world of possibilities
presents itself.
"This should be done without delay and
with no show of emotionalism. There is no reason to dwell petulantly upon the past or glory in your
new-found Liberation. . . . And, once you finally dispense with emotional ruts or resentments
from former times, you will have an excellent opportunity for personal advancement."
[Wing]
What "rock" is blocking your path? The I
Ching sends a single changing line . . .
Tomorrow:
" . . . only the superior man can deliver himself."
Thursday, January 26, 2012
You will be separating
. . .
No. 23, Splitting Apart:
"Splitting Apart. It does not further one
To go anywhere."
You will be
separating from some life circumstance or relationship. Blofeld calls this hexagram
Peeling Off. Huang calls it Falling Away.
Whatever. The bottom line: This
is not a situation you can hold together.
The future, Splitting
Apart, is "a time when inferior people are pushing forward." [Wilhelm]
In broader terms, "There exists now an abundance of incompetent persons in positions of authority
. . ." [Wing]
Sound like where you work? Or live?
"It is quite
clear that in some sphere of your life, a phase is coming to a close. All things have their rise and
fall, and this is the time when you must face the decline and the inevitable end. This is definitely not a good
moment to undertake any new venture." [Marshall]
What to do? The Yi says: "Your best course is
to wait out the difficult times and protect yourself . . . " [Wing]
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Good news! You are not "the young fool"
No. 4, Youthful Folly / Inexperience, Line 2:
"To bear with fools in kindliness brings good fortune. Taking a maiden as a wife: Good fortune. The son is able to sustain the family."
Good news: Receiving this line suggests that
you are not "the young fool" the Yi has been talking about.
Rather, the I Ching is advising you how to deal
with those around you who are Inexperienced.
"The message of this line is that dealing with different
persons or situations requires different ways of responding." [Huang]
"The person
in this position has indeed developed in himself a true appreciation of humanity in all of its folly and beauty.
Such a person can lead others with wisdom, compassion, and inspiration, and attain all the
success attributed to the great and wise historical leaders." [Wing]
"Be gentle with the immature." [Blofeld]
This wisdom and compassion will serve
you well in the future, which involves . . .
Tomorrow: "Splitting
apart."
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
"Immaturity. Good fortune!"
No. 4,
Youthful Folly / Inexperience / Childhood:
"Youthful
folly has success.
It is not I who seek the young fool; The young fool seeks me. At first I inform him. If he asks two or three times, it is importunity. If he importunes,
I give him no information. Perseverance furthers."
We have now
received the same main message two times in a row --- right before and right after the start of the lunar
New Year, this year being Gung Hay Fat Choy --- the year of The Water Dragon.
The Image of Youthful
Folly/Inexperience is a spring at the foot of a mountain. "Water is something that of necessity flows
on. When the spring gushes forth, it doesn't know at first where it will go.
But its steady flow fills the deep place, and success is attained." [Wilhelm]
At the beginning of this new year, you don't
know where you will go. "Immaturity.
Good fortune!" [Blofeld]
Are you
entering a new relationship, or a new job or position of authority?
The I Ching says: Do not insist on certainty of the outcome before you move forward.
We received a different, single changing line this
time . . .
Tomorrow: "To bear with fools in kindliness
brings good fortune."
Monday, January 23, 2012
Do you feel under attack?
No. 7, The Army / Collective Force:
"The Army. The army
needs perseverance
And a strong man. Good fortune without blame."
We received The Army not long ago, on Jan. 16, as the main message. Receiving it
again so soon, this time as the future of Youthful Folly/Inexperience,
means there is still a need to heed its advice.
"The Army is a guide to proper conduct in the face of adversity." [Walker]
" . . .[W]e
must interpret this hexagram symbolically in the sense that life is a battle." [Blofeld]
"A person may also receive this hexagram . . . when he is under attack
by fears initiated by his own ego." [Anthony & Moog]
What "adversity" is facing
you right now? Do you feel "under attack" from others? You need to align
yourself with people who share your values and goals, and face this adversity as a Collective
Force.
If the adversity is your own fears, what you need most is to be clear about what you want
and where you want to go. You need "the unity and strength of conviction that lead to victory."
[Wilhelm]
"Good fortune without blame" will follow.
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