Day 21,668 - 2010 1129

Day 21,668 - 2010 1129
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Monday
James Oliver Smith, Jr.
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I Ching images

Fu Hsi 10: Joy, Sea, Lake, Deeps, Joyful
--- --- Lake (River, Sea, Pond, Stream)
--------x Mouth
--------x The Joyful, The Happiness, The Expression, The Language

--- --- Lake (River, Pond, Sea, Brook, Stream)
-------- Mouth
--------x The Joyful, The Happiness, The Expression, The Language

changing towards

Fu Hsi 48: Army, Collective Force, Multitude, The Troops
--- --- Earth (Ground, Plains, Desert, Valley, Canyon)
--- --- Belly, Solar Plexus
--- --- The Unmoving, The Restful, The History, The Connecting

--- --- Water (Mist, Fog, Steam, Raim, Floods)
-------- Ear
--- --- The Abyss, The Danger, The Confusion, The Nourishing

Day 26,668 - Images from the I Ching: Lake [The Joyous] over Lake [The Joyous] (Hexagram 10 - Joyfullness) --> changing towards [lines 1,4,5] --> Earth [The Embracing] over Water [The Abyss] (Hexagram 48 - Collective Force) ... In the "body" of the I Ching, Lake is the Mouth ... (Earth:Belly, Thunder:Foot, Sky:Head, Wind:Thighs, Water:Ear, Mountain:Hand) ... In this image, both the inner and outer realities are in the realm of Lake, The Joyous, The Happiness ... As the mouth, as in the human body, we find the center for expression, communitcation, language and all forms of oral creativity ... storytelling ... singing ... poetry ... Everything about this image yearns to be expressed, both within us and in the world around us ... It is a cacophony of sound, expression and desire to be understood ... On the one hand, it is good if we can find our voice and express to others some sense of ourselves ... On the other hand, it is important to remember that the same is true for all other humans and other animals ... The world would be a very silent and haunting place if this complex symphony did not exist ... Even the chuckling of brooks, the roar of waterfalls and the crashing of waves on the sea shore want to contribute to this sound track of our lives ... Our voice, regardless of how we feel about them, have the ability to contribute their own presence ... Even if we can't speak, we can still beat drums, knock sticks together or tap our feet ... There are many mays to share in this vast ensemble and the world, even the Universe, will never be quite the same for ourselves and others around us if we open our mouths, flex our fingers or dance ... The trees sway with the wind ... The rain patters on ponds, sidewalks and boulders ... The nightingale serenades the night ... None of them hesitate to do what comes naturally ... Within the Universe, there is no shortage of examples of ways to fill that empty space betwen ourselves and all of the rest ...

Within this image there are three aging, dying Yang(Seeking) lines in the first, fourth and fifth positions ... These will move the outer Lake to Earth and the inner lake to Water ... Outer Joyfulness to the Embracing Earth ... Inner Joyfulness to the Abyss and Nourishment of Water ...

It is not uncommon to feel depressed, confused and depleted after the exhileration of an enjoyable period ... We don't want such experiences to end ... But the Universe will bring all things to some conclusion just as readily as it will open up new paths for us to travel and explore ... We are never consulted on these things and we are foolish to demand that the Universe give us anything specific ... Desire will only bring confusion and obscure disappointments ... We should be just as receptive to the joy as we are to the difficulties, for they complement each other and serve as the cauldron of our esistence ... The end result of each leg in our journey is a way to more effectively sense the nature of each breath that fills our lungs and each word that escapes our lips as we exhale ... The water that seeps into our collective Earth is shared, consumed to together and cycled through each of our bodies, so feel that life and energy that it brings ... Il Matto ...

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