Day 21,636

Day 21,636 - 2010 1029
Belov-ED Days - 4,548
Thursday
James Oliver Smith, Jr
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I Ching images

Fu Hsi 61: Contemplation, Watching, Forest
--------x Wind (Breath, Wood, Trees, spirit)
-------- Mouth
--- --- The Joyful, The Happiness, The Expression, The Emotion

--- --- Earth (Ground, Valley, Canyon, Trees, Forest)
--- --- Belly, Solar Plexus
--- --- The Embracing, The Creation, The Yielding, The Shelter, The Centering

changing towards

Fu Hsi 62: Unity, Joining, Coordination, Union
--- --- Water (Mist, Fog, Flood, Rain, Steam)
-------- Ear
--- --- The Abyss, The Danger, The Nourishment, The Sadness

--- --- Earth (Ground, Valley, Canyon, Cavern, Plains, Path)
--- --- Belly, Solar Plexus
--- --- The Embracing, The Creation, The Yielding, The Centering

Day 26,636 - Images from the I Ching: Wind [The Gentle] over Earth [The Embracing] (Fh Hsi 61 - Contemplation) --> changing towards [lines 6] --> Water [The Abyss] over Earth [The Embracing] (Fu Hsi 62 - Unity) ... Have you ever stood near a grove of trees and watched them dance, sway and yield to the wind? This "yielding" is powerful, like the Earth itself ... It is inspirational, spiritual and exhilerating, like the Wind ... This image is Wind over the Earth, a forest, a grove that speaks the language of the spirit, of our souls ... I cannot be surprised when I am overcome with awe at the sight of Wind calling ... Yes! ... Wind being seen ... This is a gift that trees offer us, that is, the ability to see the wind as they intermingle with the unseen and become part of that which courses through us, our lungs, our blood ... This is, most assuredly, an image that draws us into contemplation ... It reminds us that the Universe is a network of change, connection and interaction ... We are a part of that interation and cannot extricate ourselves from the process ... We have no choice but to think about the role we play as we make our decisions, take action and consume ... The air, the water, the life that feeds life is within us and around us ...

It is the last line that changes, moving the wind in the direction of Water, the abyss, the danger ... but water is also a basic element of life ... As with everything in the Universe, every image from the I Ching possesses many different characteristics ... They are all diverse ... Diversity is also essential to life ...

Water over Earth immediately follows Wind over Earth in the sequence of Hexagrams ... Water follows Wind ... Water and Wind are both transporters ... Wind carries oxygen to our lungs and Water, in its diversity of roles, facilitates the movement of that Spirit/Wind, via blood, throughout the body ... Around us, water draws all creatures together as it flows upon the earth, forming rivers, lakes, seas and springs ... We are reminded that we all must coexist and unite as we adapt to the continuum of changes resulting from the powerful presence of water. It floods, washes away, breaks down and moves all that surrounds us ... When we approach a spring to drink, we should take note of all the life that will be there with us ... to drink ... Il Matto ...