Day 26,623

Day 26,623 - Images from the I Ching:
Sky [The Seeking] over Fire [The Clinging] (Fh Hsi 17 - Fellowship) --> changing towards [lines 4,5,6] --> Earth [The Embracing] over Fire [The Clinging] (Fu Hsi 24 - Darkening) ...
The inner Clinging Fire rises up to meet the expansive, open outer Sky ... We begin this sequence with an image of a community fire ... a community gathering together in harmony, strength and synergy ... It can mean the meeting of friends, lovers or families ... affection, planning, discussions, humor fill the air, echo off stone walls and are swalled up by dense forest ... There is warmth here and support and safety ... however, at this time, all of the outer lines are old yang(Seeking) (4,5,6) and soon to die, giving rise to young yin(Embracing) lines, flowing to the earth itself that could swallow up the fire, the warmth, the creativity, the community ... This oculd be a shift in jobs, a change in management, a relocation, a loss of job, a death ... Even if the external change was sought after or expected there could very easily be a difficult period of adjustment, or a grieving for something or someone lost, missing or estranged. Even the best of plans and the most positive of intentions can lead to periods of darkness, but like the sun (Fire) which descends below the horizon (Earth) each day, the Universe will bring the light, warmth and community back, even if the community and the individuals in the comunity have moved on or changed ... The past will always exist, never changing. The Universe and all within it emanates from that static past into a diverse and complex future. That future will always be influence by that past, but it is in the present that those of us evolving, learning and reacting within the complexity of Universe must navigate the paths from the past to the potential that extends beyond the present ... In the same way, it is the community that will sustain us and prepare us for the darkness that may cloud that path ... Il Matto ...