Day 26,624

Day 26,624 - Images from the I Ching: Thunder [The Arousal] over Earth [The Embracing] (Fh Hsi 60 - Repose) --> no changes ... The Embracing Earth receives all of us ... It is home ... It sustains and challenges us. Its valleys, canyons, ravines, ridges, deserts, forests and cliffs inspire us and serve as reminders of place, time and experience ... We think of our lives in terms of landmarks, milestones, highlands and valleys ... We are incapable of describing our existance without allusions to the terrain that greets our feet and fills our eyes ... In this image of Thunder over Earth, this is the inner Earth, the place that forms our foundation, in which we find the presence and substance of our reality whether or not we are comfortable with it ... The imprint of this inner Earth will also play a significant role in whatever happiness and harmony we are able to experience, for we must become comfortable with the reality of ourselves, acknowledging its limitations, exploiting its strengths and adapting to its deformities, its textures and its changes over time. To not do so is to subject ourselves to pain, discmfort, dissatisfaction and even death ... The outer Thunder found in this image is the energy that surrounds us. It is anan energy that will nourish, challenge and often shape this inner earth that we inhabit and evolve within, like rain, floods, personal experiences, cultural events and international relationships ... They all are driven by the forces of this Thunder, the yang(Seeking) force that serves as the spark for all activity ... Within this image there are no changing lines, which makes this a good time to contemplate this inner Earth that exists within us. Become familiar with its terrain, its traversable paths and its available resources, for these are the elements from which we can construct that which follows from this moment ... Il Matto ....