Day 26,627

Day 21,627 - 2010 1020
Belov-ED Days - 4,539
Wednesday
James Oliver Smith, Jr

I Ching images

Fu Hsi 21: Family, Household, Sared Spirits
-------- Wind (Wood, Trees, Spirit, Breath, Forest)
--------x Thigh
--- ---x The Gentle, The Penetrating, The Spiritual

--------x Fire (Flame, Hearth, Campfile, Vulcano, Dreams)
--- --- Eye
-------- The Clinging, The Clarity, The Light, The Vision, The Visions

changing towards

Fu Hsi 27: Gnawing, Reform, Eradication
-------- Fire (Flame, Hearth, Campfile, Light, Dreams)
--- --- Eye
-------- The Clinging, The Clarity, The Light, The Visions

--- --- Thunder (Lighting, Storms, Hurricane, Monsson)
--- --- Foot
-------- The Arousal, The Movement, The Motivation

Day 26,627 - Images from the I Ching: Wind [The Gentle] over Fire [The Clinging] (Fh Hsi 21 - Family) --> changing towards [lines 3,4,5] --> Fire [The Clinging] over Thunder [The Arousal] (Fu Hsi 27 - Reform) ... The starting image in this sequence, Wind over Fire, brings to mind the mingled spirits (Wind/Wood/Trees/Breath) that fuse, dance and sing around a family or community fire ... People huddle together for warmth and protection against the elements and dangers that exist within the forest ... The Universe is a diverse and challenging existence where everything and every spirit/soul is in need of and prey to everything else in the Universe ... Alone, we have no chance against these competing elements, whether these forces are parents, competetors for food, mates or space, or forces of nature that want/need to cosume us ... Within this chorus of souls around the community Fire we have purpose and we give purpose ... We can't help but influence those around us, whether or not we are aware of this ... There are three lines growing old here that will move the inner Fire to Arousing Thunder and the outer Spiritual Wind to Clinging Fire ... From the intimacy of the spritual essence of Wind and Wood around us we find ourselves in the presence of Light, Clarity and Clinging Flame that exposes us in uncomfortable ways ... even embarassing ... or perhaps incriminating ... The Thunder that is now within us thrusts us headlong into the light and we must stand up to the full view and scrutiny of the community with whom we have shared those moments of spiritual intimacy ... It is important the we be honest with ourselves and try to see how our behavior has affected others and what our role is within the community ... The revelations of the individual are never perfect and it is important for all individuals within the community to see themselves with the same clarity with which they see everyone else ... It is only with such bidirectional clarity that a community, a nation, a planet can hope to achieve the kind of reform that is needed to benefit all ... Il Matto ...