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Hi Charly,
I notice the highly symmetrical nature of the ideograms, is there any commentary to explain why they are so even in their symbolism? Seems far more important in the overall symbolism of the character than any of the specific details.
... I would suspect that the winds which to us may be aimless would be expressions of their ancestors to the ancient Chinese using the winds to bring their faithful descendants the important rains for their crop fields.
The association of hex 57 to the eldest sister doubled would also suggest homecoming as the eldest daughter marries to form the best alliance for her clan and thus bring the resources from afar home. ...
Frank
BENDING. LITTLE BLISS. FRUITFUL TO TAKE ACTION. FRUITFUL TO SEE THE GREAT MAN. Double bending is to reiterate the orders. Bending the hard, correct in the center the will will prevail. The gentle fully follows the hard, therefore a little bliss. Fruitful to take action. Fruitful to see the great man.
Image: Winds blow continuously and successively. Bending. The master reiterates his orders and puts them into effect.
Mike, sometimes that kind of connections comes to my mind and I don’t always have a way to explain them. It is just this. That image came in my mind, in another discussion here about Sun. Don’t recall were and when to find the link.
Moreover, I’m not very qualified to talk about those things re religion etc, but I’ll try.
The moment that god blow the breath of life, is the moment that man was endued with life. They (Adam and Eve) become alive , beings. The time they were born.
What is the quality you asked. Don’t know. God itself I guess.
How you perceive those qualities ?
Maria
The moment that god blow the breath of life, is the moment that man was endued with life. They (Adam and Eve) become alive , beings.
in⋅spi⋅ra⋅tion
–noun
1. an inspiring or animating action or influence: I cannot write poetry without inspiration.
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5. Theology.
a. a divine influence directly and immediately exerted upon the mind or soul.
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6. the drawing of air into the lungs; inhalation.
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When a room is sealed up so that no breeze can enter, the air inside becomes stale and musty. Even buildings need to breathe.
except wealth and success don't always follow where love is do they...re Mikes story that is.
The penetrating quality of the wind depends upon its ceaselessness. This is what makes it so powerful, time is its instrument......... -Wilhelm
57. Sun / The Gentle (The Penetrating, Wind)
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----- above SUN THE GENTLE, WIND, WOOD
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----- below SUN THE GENTLE, WIND, WOOD
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Sun is one of the eight double trigrams. It is the eldest daughter and symbolizes wind or wood; it has for its attribute gentleness, which none the less penetrates like the wind or like growing wood with its roots.
The dark principle, in itself rigid and immovable, is dissolved by the penetrating light principle, to which it subordinates itself in gentleness. In nature, it is the wind that disperses the gathered clouds, leaving the sky clear and serene. In human life it is penetrating clarity of judgement that thwarts all dark hidden motives. In the life of the community it is the powerful influence of a great personality that uncovers and breaks up those intrigues which shun the light of day.
-Wilhelm
i guess love is sufficient to itself and guarantees nothing more..though if you have love i can see you may feel you have wealth and success in spirit but i don't agree material abundance follows on from love
You speak for yourself.i think we're off topic anyhow
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I think somethimes the lyrics wander into the territory of lust rather than love, however it brings a tear to my eye...
The extra ordinary meridian the Dai (帶) Mai, is the extra ordinary meridian that gives us the possiblity to get communication between or inner and outer layers, between our head and our feet. With this meridian we can change duality into unity.
The meaning of Dai mai is a girdle with three trinkits hanging from it. It is a kind of band assuring the continuity of something, a current of water or a chain of severall moutains. but at the same time it also means to be able to lead to guide. If you add the character of Dao 道, the way, it is the pilot ship which guides larger ships into the harbor.
With this meridian it is possible that there is communication between our inner and outer world, communication between the King Wen and Fu Shi sequence. This meridian gives us the possibilty to be human. This meridian gives us the connection with the kosmick laws, the laws of the universe. It joins and orientates our energies
Everything together; Wind makes it possible that there can be a connection between different parts of our body and between us and the universe. Understanding Wind gives us the possiblity to be a mature human being.
Frank
Hi Charly,
As an alternative to all the sex and beetles, hex 57.1 >>9 can be seen as simply a structural statement of the persistent winds ...
Doesn't have to be sex and bugs... there are many facets to the Yi hexagrams and Oracles...
... Zhuang Zhou from about 400 BC ... wrote the well known motto; "The mantis stalks the cicada unaware of the oriole behind." ... warns us of the often unseen latent danger that follows profit motivated actions. ... Zhuang Zhou saw this and used insects to illustrate this philosophical concept.
... Liu Zhongyuang .. poet from the Tang Dynasty ... wrote a famous fable named "Fuban Fu." ... an insect with the unfortunate habit of carrying everything it finds until being crushed under the weight. Fuban would also creep higher and higher until driving itself to exhaustion and death. Liu Zhongyuang warns ... of the relentless pursuit of material possession ...
... Bai Juyi, another poet of the Tang Dynasty ... wrote ... "Little insects fight on their nest, uncivilized tribes fight on their boundaries, all the universe looks the same, all heroes come from the mote." ... the same nonsensical stupidly is found in battles between insects as between men.
From: Spirit and Enlightmnet by Dr. HuangJu. Shijiazhaung Pomological Research Institute. Hobei Province, People's Republic of China
at: http://www.bugbios.com/ced1/spir_enl.html
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Six at the beginning means:
In advancing and in retreating,
The perseverance of a warrior furthers.
In born gentleness is often carried to the point of indecisiveness. One does not feel strong enough to advance resolutely. A thousand doubts crop up; one is, however, not minded to withdraw but drifts indecisively to and fro. In such a situation, a military decisiveness is the proper thing, so that one resolutely does what order demands. Resolute discipline is far better than irresolute license.
...The tradition of favoring singing insects and fighting crickets has ancient roots and has been handed down throughout the generations to the present day...
The primitive Chinese words of Summer ,"Xia" in "Jia-Gu-Wen" take on the form of a cicada. Autumn "Qiu" words are in the shape of crickets... from inscriptions on bones or tortoise shells. The book "Er-Ya" (500-200 B.C.) clearly depicts a pair of crickets... the first biological and taxonomic work in China that divided organisms into seven groups: Grass, wood, insects, fish, birds, wild animals, and livestock...
From: Chinese Cricket Culture by Jin, Xing-Bao, Shanghai Institute of Entomology, Academia Sinica
at: http://www.bugbios.com/ced3/chinese_crcul.html
The Egyptian's deified the scarab beetle and the ancient Greek cult of Artemis worshipped the bee. As you work like an industrious ant, your mind might think of love as you watch a butterfly drift by.
BUGBIOS CULTURAL ENTOMOLOGY - INSECTS IN HUMAN CULTURE
at: http://www.bugbios.com/ced/index.html
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