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‘Seeking union, good fortune.
At the origin of oracle consultation,
From the source, ever-flowing constancy.
No mistake.
Not at rest, coming on all sides.
For the latecomer, pitfall.’
‘Encircled by stones.
Fruitful to settle with constancy,
Fruitful to establish feudal lords.’
‘The chasm has sheer sides
Seek small gains.’
‘Going on, limping; coming back, turnaround.’
‘Above the mountain, there is water. Limping.
Noble one turns himself around to renew his character (de).’
Hexagram 39, the Image
‘Great good fortune, no mistake.’
‘Yellow lower garments.
From the source, good fortune.’
‘Seeing their lives.
The noble one is without mistake.’
Within our isolation we all carry a longing, or even a succession of longings, that needs to be heard. The itch just has to be scratched!! Answering the cry is crucial for a successful journey home.Your idea of a primal wail and the reference to “encirclement by stones” gives me an image of a soul in a dark cave feeling there is no one out there who resonnates with them, “Can anybody hear me?!!!”
Well, not necessarily, but quite possibly. It is meant to be fun, Hexagram 8, or at least to feel natural. It's 7 that has the grim 'got to get it done' feel to it.I'd get 8 and think it meant do what I have an affinity for, and if I didn't have an affinity for something I didn't have to do it. Not necessarily.
Aha. Very possible.Or - put enough of yourself into this and it might start to come naturally after all.
Well obviously they can't be simultaneous. What am I trying to say therenot simultaneous
Just to get the ball rolling, I think Hilary stresses leadership there, that there's no leader. (Personally I don't have much idea, I don't have clear examples to point to.)The last line of 8. Says “He has no head for holding together. Misfortune.” This seems to reinforce the idea of late comers meeting with misfortune As in if you’re not there at the start, at the head, the union falls apart.
I don't get it - why wouldn't it be? Opting in is good; fence-sitting is bad. I think that whistling noise I just heard was probably your point whizzing past me.But why is "For the latecomer, pitfall" in the oracle, then?
Yes, exactly, like that. There is a certain pressure to make your mind up, and now would be a good time for that."No mistake" if you do the first part. "Pitfall" if you don't and end up in part two.
Retsema and Sabbadini associate bi with the phrase 'find what you belong with'.I agree - the word bi by itself doesn't particularly mean seeking anything, but the hexagram as I've experienced it definitely does. Hexagram 8 relating was what got me lugging suitcase and 'cello up and down escalators in the London Underground in the middle of last summer's heatwave, on the way to a summer music course. Orchestras give me that deep sense of belonging (not sure about the 'cry of the wild' part - not all readings, I think!) that is pure delight - and I'd been without it for a long time. 'Yearning' is a good word.
Clarity,
Office 17622,
PO Box 6945,
London.
W1A 6US
United Kingdom
Phone/ Voicemail:
+44 (0)20 3287 3053 (UK)
+1 (561) 459-4758 (US).