Day 21,710 - 2011 0110

Day 21,710 - 2011 0110
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James Oliver Smith, Jr.
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I Ching images

Fu Hsi 24: Darkening, Injury, Repression, Brilliance Injured, Censorship
01 --- --- Earth (Ground, Soil, Earthworms, Caverns, Valleys)
02 --- --- Belly, Solar Plexus
04 --- --- The Embracing, The Creation, The Yielding, The Centering

08 -------- Fire (Sun, Hearth, Warmth, Campfire, Flames)
16 --- --- Eye
32 -------- The Clinging, The Clarity, The Divination, The Vision

no changing lines


Day 26,710 - Images from the I Ching: Earth [The Embracing] over Fire [The Clinging] (Hexagram 28 - Shock) --> no changing lines ... The outer reality is dominated by the Embracing, Covering, Smothering, Protecting Earth ... The inner reality is under the influence of the Clinging, Clarifying, Purifying, Singing, Raging Fire ... This is a fascinating image because they seem to be at odds with each other ... Earth, although it can be a protective, affirming and sustaining force, it can also smother, bury and destroy ... Fire, which is usually associated with the warmth of the Sun, the clarifying power of the attentive eye and the insight that can come from divinatory exploration, can also be destructive, blinding and overwhelming ... In this image, the clarifying nature of Fire is being held down, covered, smothered and contained by the outer Earth ... We have all been held back by events, circumstances and relationships that we encounter in the world around us ... These kinds of scenarios are frustrating and drain us of or life force ... It is easy to give up, be self-critical and pessimistic when we are faced with seemingly insurmountable obstacles ...

What we need to be careful of is the volcano response ... Fire held within Earth can build up pressure that, if not handled correctly, can explode in dangerous and destructive ways ... If we spend many years, a lot of money or a lot of effort to accomplishing something we are frustrated when that work is not appreciated, kept from view or criticised ... This frustration could become the building magma of the vocano that could rupture the Earth at some point and bring unintended and undesirable repercussions into our life and the lives of others ... Let the Fire burn, but don't repress it ... Channel it ... Allow it to forge results that we, personally, enjoy and appreciate, regardless of whether or not others see it and appreciate it ... Within there Earth, there are many caverns to explore ... You never know, one of them may have treasures you never immaged and offer experiences that we never would have otherwise experienced ... Continue your journey, even in the darkness, anonimity and confusion of the dark times, obscure places and unknown passageways.

There are no aging lines here, so the path underground may be long and difficult, one thing is for sure, the sunlit exit will never be found by simply giving up and sitting in a dark corner of the cavern ... Il Matto ...

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