Clarity,
Office 17622,
PO Box 6945,
London.
W1A 6US
United Kingdom
Phone/ Voicemail:
+44 (0)20 3287 3053 (UK)
+1 (561) 459-4758 (US).
Notes to myself before moving any further into 23...
The progression of the hexagrams fascinates me. I know there are those who champion the idea that any hexagram can relate to any other with as much validity as we see in the order the ancients chose. Yet I think traveling the path in the order they gave is appropriate for the beginner, not because we are too naive to be trusted with following random choices, but because the order of the hexagrams in the traditional sequence recommended does make for an easy darn good, smooth and enjoyable flow.
There should be a law forbidding falling snow anywhere but in the mountains...
L
I think of the evolution from 22 to 23 as a matter of over-22-ing things. You need to create an image of the essence - so you can get a clear idea of its identity yourself, and so other people can relate. At 23 it turns out that the image has outlived its authenticity, and it would be futile to put more energy into maintaining it. (Now it's become just a façade.)
'Devoted to making the appearance beautiful, and hence success is exhausted - and so Stripping Away follows.'
Well said, Hilary.
Chris disagrees with my take on the order of the hexagrams, ...
It also has to snow here, in the woods opposite our house. Great big conifers looking exactly like Christmas card pictures - beautiful.
I think of the evolution from 22 to 23 as a matter of over-22-ing things. You need to create an image of the essence - so you can get a clear idea of its identity yourself, and so other people can relate. At 23 it turns out that the image has outlived its authenticity, and it would be futile to put more energy into maintaining it. (Now it's become just a façade.)
'Devoted to making the appearance beautiful, and hence success is exhausted - and so Stripping Away follows.'
Clarity,
Office 17622,
PO Box 6945,
London.
W1A 6US
United Kingdom
Phone/ Voicemail:
+44 (0)20 3287 3053 (UK)
+1 (561) 459-4758 (US).