Day 26,631

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James Oliver Smith, Jr

I Ching images

Fu Hsi 58: Assembling, Gathering, Bringing Together
--- ---x Lake (Sea, River, Stream, Ocean, Pond)
-------- Mouth
-------- The Joyful, The Happiness, The Expression, The Emotion

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

changing towards

Fu Hsi 49: Retreat, Withdrawal, Yierlding
-------- Sky (Stars, Planets, Birds)
-------- Head
-------- The Seeking, The Creative, The Strength

-------- Mountain (Boulder, Building, Wall, Tower, Cliff)
--- --- Hand
--- --- The Unmoving, The Ripose

Day 26,631 - Images from the I Ching: lake [The Joyful] over Earth [The Embracing] (Fh Hsi 58 - Assembling) --> changing towards [lines 3,6] --> Sky [The Seeking] over Mountain [The Unmoving] (Fu Hsi 49 - Retreat) ... The joyful Lake presents itself upon the face of the earth ... It brings water and food to communities ... It takes the form of lakes, rivers, ponds and seas ... Cities are built around them ... Humans use them for transporation, sustenance and entertainment ... The Lake gives rise to joy, expression and comfort ... We are all connected by the bodies and currents of water. The rivers, lakes and seas of the world are found at the core of all we do together ... Our traditions, our spiritualities, our families and our crafts are all influenced, facilitated and sustained by the presence of these Joyful, fluid companions of our existance. Allow the waves and currents of these companions to serenade and reflect the Universe with all its subtle and grand beauty. Our live flow through their currents just as our blood flows through our bodies ... It is no wonder that we see lake as the sign of Joyfulness.

There are two Yin(Embracing) lines growing old and soon to die (one from the inner trigram and one from the outer trigram) ... This changes the outer Lake to the Yang(Seeking) Sky and the inner Yin(Embracing) Earth to the Unmoving Mountain. Although we become surrounded by the strength of Sky, internally we have the Unmoving substance of the Mountain from which the the Sky must withdraw... This is the strength of numbers, of community that we can carry within us, an indication of how much power we can carry within us when we proceed from community, even when the external forces are overwhelming ... Even the Sky, which extends over the entire earth and can be seen from horizon to horizon is at the mercy of the Mountain ... The Mountain within us can allows us to be ourselves ... confident, determined, effective ... but it is us, combined with community that yields this kind of personal presence ... It is our internal, substantive, unmoving Mountain! ... Il Matto ...