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Commentary :
In hexagram 14 one's perseverance for recognition (35) has succeeded, in that we are in a position of power; strongly committed and actively guiding development from centre stage, although one must be wary of being too forceful.
-EIC
Past and future meet NOW, stay where you are and look around, feel the wind, evaluate expectations and ideas. Everything which clings to you will be part of the (your) future. If it hinders you, the future will be greatly hindered. If it accords with essences and your inner essence, the future will be essential and rich. Do not underestimate harmless little vices: they can very well ruin the rest of your life.
Melon enwrapped in willow. A hidden creation descended from heaven.
Carry and treat the future heir with respect - Heaven made it. Every creative action or thought should be handled this way. They may look easy but creativity grows only when everything is right: the seed, the soil, the season. It needs the completeness of nature. It can not be summoned when it is absent.
Melon enwrapped in willow
Initial 9 : Avoid intercourse with harm. Without fault. A difficult principle, no fault.
In a time of great possession, material or mental, it is easy to forget carefulness. Avoid trouble and don't become the problem yourself. It may be tempting to meddle in affairs, but weigh whether your efforts make progress or problems.
6 at 5: His truth is then associating, then awesome (impressive). Auspicious.
A strong character is authorative when that is necessary, but just as easy he can be nice and sympathizing. For both one needs strength, and even more so for changing at the right moment
1000 Yrs BC what constituted a powerful woman?
only problem with that is, who wants to get it on with the virgin mary?!?Like Kuan Yin, Jesus' mom, and maybe Joni Mitchell.
only problem with that is, who wants to get it on with the virgin mary?!?
This Hexagram is really hard to decipher- what makes a woman powerful?
@sooo Thanks- i must look into this stuff alot more, its a lovely whimsical idea, and i think the guy in question really holds those lofty ideals for love, which in reality are just too high to maintain imo.
That's a good question. I'd think the same as what makes a powerful woman today. Maybe a good question is, just what is a powerful woman? And then compare that to the image of 44, to see if that woman really is powerful, *or if true possession of power means being unaware of your possession of it, yet having full access to it when it's needed.
My idealism is intended to be somewhat tongue-in-cheek, in the same vein as Brad's Buffy the Vampire Slayer strong woman hero ideal. Only my fantasy is more into Quan Yin, while Brad has a thing for Buffy.
Temptation is an interesting thing. It could bring ruin, or it might bring something life giving.
Everyone needs challenges, to awaken the senses, in order to feel fully alive. And who knows what may manifest from it? What 44 represents is that which is powerfully attractive to the ego. It can be a person, an event or something you have unwittingly put into train, which takes off out of control and far beyond your plan.
When we build a structure around us to protect us from 'wrong' and 'bad', we can build a solid life. But what we lose then, is our vulnerability to be freely influenced. That means we also lose our creativity and our receptivity to life's impulses.
Gou is dangerous and seductive, but it brings the birth of the heir.
In the order given, it is a woman who has had power surrendered to her. In most cases it's a metaphor for the power to be seduced away from your higher purposes, the forces of dissipation and distraction. This theme is developed further in the lines, although in a couple, too much restraint has consequences as well. The hexagram is a warning to use restraint, to not be seduced by the power, to fight entropy.
In hexagram 44 we are crossing the border. It symbolises the way from the light to the passive and seductive dark. A point of potential and non-innocence far from the actual and innocent. It is the path from the firm to the yielding, emphasized in the image by the using of the concept of fate as a tool to control the people (i.e. "It is supposed to be this way, it is fated."). The line comments emphasize the concept of holding on to things possibly past their, or your, time; their apparent 'value' keeping the tie. Contextually, we are combining seeding with commitment.
whether or not beginning again is a sign of attraction
yeah bay-be!
Not your definitions on this one, I can tell you that.
You recognize this sweet young thing as Xena's kickass nemesis, Callisto? This is the one who rips the flesh from your loins in line 3.
Brad, how does this enter into your view of 44?
http://www.onlineclarity.co.uk/friends/showthread.php?t=8682
I've always found it difficult to extract a positive meaning from the position you always take on 44. There seems no give to the benefit of this hexagram experience from you, that I've ever been able to discern. It's an automatic 'tie up the maiden', rather than simply not marrying her. Heaven ought not fear the wind.
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