Day 21,654 - 2010 1115

Day 21,654 - 2010 1115
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Monday
James Oliver Smith, Jr.
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I Ching images

Fu Hsi 55: Stillness, Mountain, Solitude, Meditation
--------x Mountain (Cliff, Tower, Bulding, Wall)
--- ---x Hand
--- ---x The Unmoving, The Restfull, The Connecting

-------- Mountain (Cliff, Tower, Building, Wall)
--- --- Hand
--- --- The unmoving, The Restfull, The Connecting

changing towards

Fu Hsi 50: Attraction, Pleasure, Mutual Influence, Feelings
--- --- Lake (River, Pond, Sea, Creek, Stream)
-------- Mouth
-------- The Joyful, The Happiness, The Language, The Expression

-------- Mountain (Tower, Building, Boulder, Wall)
--- --- Hand
--- --- The Unmoving, The Restful, The Obstacle, The Protection

Day 26,654 - Images from the I Ching: Mountain [The Unmoving] over Mountain [The Unmoving] (Hexagram 55 - Stillness) --> changing towards [lines 4,5,6] --> Lake [The Expressive] over Mountain [The Unmoving] (Hexagram 50 - Attraction) ... Mountain over Mountain can be either a stabilizing force, helping us to survive chaotic times by resisting powerful, authoritarian forces ... or ... it can be an obstacle preventing us from getting somewhere we want to go to, or need to get to ... If it is an obstacle, it is useless to engage the Mountain in battle, whether it is our internal Mountain or the Mountains that surround us ... but ... patiently looking for the passageway that could lead us over, around or through the Mountain could be most rewarding ... If the Mountain is fending off powerful forces, keeping them at bay, potentially for years, we must remember to acknowledge the role that the Mountain is playing in our safety and we must accept the assistence with humility ... This is because the forces determined to destroy us will most likely be there to greet us if we ever stray away from the protection of the Mountain ... It is perfectly alright to seek refuge in the Mountain and meditate on the high cliffs ... but ... ultimately, the rest of the world awaits us and we will have to come down at some point, so use the time in the Mountain wisely and prepare for the descent ...

All three of the lines in the upper, outer Trigram are dying ...

This much change in the world around us (from the upper, outer Trigram) could mean that we will see great change taking place in the family, the city were we live or the country we call home. Even if the changes don't affect us directly we should be sensitive to the needs and vulnerabilites of those who are affected by these changes ... The changes taking place will move this outer Mountain towards the Expressive Lake ... When the inner Mountain is surrounded by the outer Lake, it finds itself being worn down, softening up, becoming familiar with an attractive force ... This is a context for affection, feelings and intimacy, for these are personal experiences that can only take place when we have opened up to others. This opening up and dissolving or our protective shells that have built up in life does present an uncomfortable double-edge sword, one in which we can develop deep, abiding and rich friendships. But it can also result in life altering, traumatic abuses ... It is important to proceed with cautious optimism when the Protective Mountain is being worn down by the glaciers (Lake) melting on the slopes of the Moutain ... Il Matto ...

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