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Sunday, June 15, 2008
Today we're looking at the same hexagram we looked at yesterday, The Receptive,
received by a different person, asking a different question. This illustrates a basic principle of the I Ching: What the reading means is dependent on YOUR circumstances. Questioner No. 2 asked what forces would be at work, for her, in the next
few months.
"The Receptive brings about sublime success,
Furthering through perseverance of a mare.
If the superior
man undertakes something and tries to lead,
He goes astray;
But if he follows, he finds guidance.
It is favorable
to find friends in the west and south,
To forgo friends in the east and north.
Quiet perseverance brings good fortune."
The Image:
"The Earth's condition is receptive devotion.
Thus the superior woman who has breadth of character
Carries the world."
This is telling her that for the next few months, it is
a good idea for her to be receptive, rather than aggressive. Wing translates the title of this hexagram as Natural Response, and says the main counsel of this hexagram is that she should be focusing on dealing
with realities of her life, rather than potentials. She needs to concern herself with the basics.
Anthony and Moog call this hexagram Nature, and translate the first line as "Nature
is great through its interpenetration with the Cosmic Consciousness; it discerns what feels harmonious and allows that to
lead, with the firmness of a mare." As they explain it, there is an inner truth that is imprinted in everything
that exists - humans and animals, and plants, rocks, and the earth, as well. When each form allows that inner truth
to guide it, it is in harmony with the whole.
She needs to be receptive to that inner truth, for herself
and all that surrounds her.
She had two changing lines, 3 and 5., and they are important to
her particular situation. Line 3 says:
"Hidden lines.
One is able to remain persevering.
If by chance you are in the service of
a king
Seek not works, but bring to completion."
"Hidden
lines" means there is more going on here than she can realize at present. According to Anthony and Moog, there
is a greater Cosmic Plan at work, and in order to fulfill this plan, she is meant to pay special attention to cooperating
with Nature.
Questioner No. 2 is a very creative person, an actress and writer. Among
the gifts Nature bestows is creativity. Unless she is open to receiving this creativity, and makes no claim to being the source
of this creativity herself, the chi energy that would have been transferred to her by the Universe will be cut off. She needs
to just flip the switch to the "open" position, and let the energy flow in.
Line 5:
"A yellow lower garment brings supreme good fortune."
Yellow is the color of the mean, or middle, and of clarity. The "lower garments" refer to the
basics - her inner truth. So, remaining grounded in her center, which has a close connection to the earth, will bring about
supreme good fortune. (Or - she could go shopping for a sunburst thong. Her choice.)
10:40 am edt
Saturday, June 14, 2008
You are the psychic!Today we have a reading that illustrates two basic principles of the I Ching:
1. When you use the I
Ching as a form of divination, YOU are the psychic, or "fortune-teller." YOU are the one making the
connection with the Universe when you throw the coins. You are asking the question,
and it is your chi energy that is working in the coins when they are thrown.
2. What the reading means is dependent on YOUR circumstances. The advice only makes sense when you relate it to what is
happening in YOUR life. A reader such as myself can help you look at the ways in which the words have been interpreted over
the centuries, and suggest ways that they may be applied to your life, but it is your
insight that is at work in identifying the meaning.
I received requests for personal readings
from two members of our group, and both received the same basic message from their toss of the coins: No. 2, The Receptive.
Today, we'll look at how this illustrates the first principle by looking at the question posed by Questioner No. 1.
His question, when he tossed the coins, was,"Why did I receive two very different readings
from psychics? One told me that what I was doing in life was correct. I would succeed. One told me that because of a
past life, I will suffer pain."
Let's look at how the Yi answered this complex
question.
No. 2, The Receptive:
"The Receptive brings about sublime success,
Furthering through perseverance
of a mare.
If the superior man undertakes something and tries to lead,
He goes astray;
But if he follows, he finds
guidance.
It is favorable to find friends in the west and south,
To forego friends in the east and north.
Quiet perseverance
brings good fortune."
The Image:
"The Earth's condition is receptive devotion.
Thus the superior
man who has breadth of character
Carries the world."
Receiving this message in response to his question about the differing psychics means the first psychic was right -
he will have success in life - IF he is receptive to the messages the Universe is sending him, through the I Ching.
Wing translates the title of this hexagram as Natural Response, and says
the main counsel of receiving this message now, is that he should be focusing on dealing with
realities, rather than potentials. It is a time for him to concern himself
with the basics in life: food, shelter, health.
Brian Browne Walker's interpretation says
that receiving this fundamental hexagram serves as a strong encouragement to concentrate on his capacities to accept, to support,
and to work without desiring special recognition. This is very similar to the message counseling steadfastness at "the
post of duty" that he received not long ago.
Tomorrow we'll look at the situation posed
by the other questioner, and what this answer means to her.
6:33 pm edt
Monday, June 9, 2008
Revolution / Renewal / ChangeThe Daily Yi
No.
49, Revolution / Renewal / Changing
“Revolution.
On your own day You are believed. Supreme
success, Furthering through perseverance Remose disappears."
The Image:
"Fire in the lake; the image of revolution. Thus
the superior man Sets the calendar in order and makes
the seasons clear."
.If you've
been thinking that now is the time to make a change, you're right.
This does not mean there will not be conflict.
Quite the contrary. The influences at work here are exact opposites: fire and water. The analogy here is of the "battle"
of the dark forces of winter being overcome by the "light" force of spring.
That's
why you - as the "superior man" - are advised to "set the calendar in order and make the seasons clear."
It's spring. Time to clear away the old, dead patterns of the past, and allow the new, vigorous growth to appear.
What area of your life is crying out for this kind of change?
The Yi has some specific advice on working through this "revolutionary" change; lines 1, 4,
and 6 were changing lines. We'll look at line 1 tomorrow.
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