chrislofting
April 20th, 2004, 05:18 AM
> I just can not see chris conversing with the book of
> changes.In fact perhaps it is these sages themselves who
> have their own book they consult called the
> lofting.Unfortunatly too many of them keep getting hex 10
> line three!.Such a shame a brilliant mind like his has not
> grasped the value of humility.
>
10 Line 3
"Plunging into things without recognizing one's limitations can cause problems. Only in time of desperate need, e.g. war, is this justified."
The 'universal' scenario at work that is causing this 'distortion' to 10 is both a stimulus and response of 01 - IOW a focus on competitive exchange, singlemindedness, the 'way of the warrior'. (the stimulus-response of 'pure' hexagrams is always self-referencing to maintain the purity. Thus each of 01, 02, 29, 30, 51, 52, 57, 58 as context, as stimulus, elicit themselves as responses)
For 10.3 we see the comment reflecting that within this universal dynamic is introduced a local focus on conduct, on treading a path 'carefully' etc. That being the case, what do you expect? In singlemindedness there are no 'limitations' or if there are they are dismissed, impoverished ;-) Thus given long enough 10 will change into the required response - 01.
"CH'IEN: spirit power, creative and destructive; unceasing forward motion; dynamic, enduring, untiring; firm, stable; heaven, soverign, father; also: dry-up, parched, exhausted, cleared away. The ideogram: sprouts or vapors rising from the ground and sunlight, both fecundating moisture and scortching drought." ERANOS p94
Chris.
> changes.In fact perhaps it is these sages themselves who
> have their own book they consult called the
> lofting.Unfortunatly too many of them keep getting hex 10
> line three!.Such a shame a brilliant mind like his has not
> grasped the value of humility.
>
10 Line 3
"Plunging into things without recognizing one's limitations can cause problems. Only in time of desperate need, e.g. war, is this justified."
The 'universal' scenario at work that is causing this 'distortion' to 10 is both a stimulus and response of 01 - IOW a focus on competitive exchange, singlemindedness, the 'way of the warrior'. (the stimulus-response of 'pure' hexagrams is always self-referencing to maintain the purity. Thus each of 01, 02, 29, 30, 51, 52, 57, 58 as context, as stimulus, elicit themselves as responses)
For 10.3 we see the comment reflecting that within this universal dynamic is introduced a local focus on conduct, on treading a path 'carefully' etc. That being the case, what do you expect? In singlemindedness there are no 'limitations' or if there are they are dismissed, impoverished ;-) Thus given long enough 10 will change into the required response - 01.
"CH'IEN: spirit power, creative and destructive; unceasing forward motion; dynamic, enduring, untiring; firm, stable; heaven, soverign, father; also: dry-up, parched, exhausted, cleared away. The ideogram: sprouts or vapors rising from the ground and sunlight, both fecundating moisture and scortching drought." ERANOS p94
Chris.