I Ching Community: Rude awakenings
I Ching Community Discussion Forum: Rude awakenings Very interesting thoughts from Auriel on the lines that lead towards Hexagram 23, Stripping Away.
Interpreting hexagrams
Comments on whole hexagrams, individual lines and so onAnother thought on Hexagram 14
The name of Hexagram 14 is Great Possession, and the character for ‘possessing’ also means ‘offering’ – suggesting that the two ideas are not so far apart as they might seem.
Interpreting this one, I’m often reminded of Molière’s play, The Miser. (Or was this in Plautus’s original, The… Read more »Another thought on Hexagram 14
Spending as a prayer? and Great Possession
I came across this lovely article – The Abundance Site: Spending as a prayer? – and thought at once of Hexagram 14, Great Possession. The character ‘possess’, which also just means ‘there is’, shows an outstretched hand, holding meat. Owning? Offering? Is there a difference? I think the small ritual… Read more »Spending as a prayer? and Great Possession
I Ching Community: 2.6, dueling dragons
I Ching Community Discussion Forum: 2.6 dueling dragons A great thread on hexagram 2, line 6: ‘Dragons battling in the fields, Their blood indigo and gold.’
ICC: Hexagram 3
Dobro asked, “How can it be advantageous to carry out what one thinks right, and at the same time to abstain from moving things in a conscious direction?” Helpful and thought-provoking answers here.
I Ching Community: Hexagrams of sleeping and dreaming?
I Ching Community Discussion Forum: Hexagrams of sleeping and dreaming? Peter asked, “what hexagrams reflect processes of sleeping and dreaming?” Some good – and interestingly different – suggestions are coming up. Do you dream in water, light or thunder?
I Ching discussion: hexagram 14 line 1
I Ching Community Discussion Forum: 14.1…negative or not? ‘No intercourse with what is harmful, In no way at fault, Hardship is thus not a mistake.’ or ‘Having no commerce with trouble. To never be wrong Is a hardship, but otherwise not a mistake.’ (Brad) Or even ‘Not associating with violent… Read more »I Ching discussion: hexagram 14 line 1