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Chuckling here, Trojan, as you gnaw away on that bone. Ironic, isn't it, how these discussions sync up with our reality?
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Yup still gnawing, must have something to do with the hexagram yes cos normally if I don't get something about a line it doesn't bug me as much as this
Yes it would be interesting to know how Hilary sees it because so far her take on 21 has been pretty new to me.
Thanks for your perspective Lise
Hex 22 should be more relaxing eh, line 1, take our shoes off, line 2 do our nails, line 3, nice bath, line 4 spot of romance....and so on ..
The arrowhead in line four originally might have been of some value - hard to make, easily lost in game that runs away, a piece of luck, though it hurts one's teeth to find it this way....
I like that, makes sense to me. That arrowhead is in the meat.
I thought we were talking about finding or acquiring arrows. Finding arrows in meat after breaking through the bone. Getting to the meat of the situation and acquiring those arrows as a sign of recognition. That recognition could come from outside the meat or from within. Isn't the recognition bestowed upon you by others always symbolic of the inner achievement anyway?
21.5 is pretty straightforward. Find the path, the middle way, and you'll find gold. Straying from the path could be dangerous.
21.6.... I see it as the temptation of self-congratulatory behavior... saying 'I got mine, so who cares about the rest of the world.' Sticking your head in the sand and blocking anything out that is contrary to your self-interest or your deeply held beliefs.
51.6... When thunder does not affect the individual, but does affect the neighborhood, there is no blame.
Take the opposite of that and you have 'When thunder affects the individual, but does not affect the neighborhood, there is blame.' Seems an apt description of 21.6.
Well, I wasn't talking about you in particular. Perhaps 'blame' is too strong a word. But we are talking about punishments here in 21.6 aren't we? Perhaps 'wearing a cangue destroying the ears' is a fitting punishment for non-action when we should act, just as wearing stocks on your feet is a fitting punishment for acting when we shouldn't? I don't know... just thinking out loud here.
Clarity,
Office 17622,
PO Box 6945,
London.
W1A 6US
United Kingdom
Phone/ Voicemail:
+44 (0)20 3287 3053 (UK)
+1 (561) 459-4758 (US).