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‘Repeating chasms.
There is truth and confidence.
A connected heart creates success,
Movement brings honour.’
Hexagram 29, the Oracle
‘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.’
Hexagram 8, Oracle
The oracle consultation referred to here is clearly, specifically, divination with stalks: the first such divination, its origin. Why stalks, not the more ancient tortoise plastrons? Could it be because the tortoise oracle says, in essence, either ‘Yes, the spirits are with you in this idea of yours’ or ‘No, they aren’t’, but the stalks say, ‘Here is an image of how it is’? Like Yu, Yi makes images for us so we can recognise what we’re seeing.
I think that’s what we really ask Yi for: a picture, a pattern for comparison. ‘What’s happening?’ ‘Here – this is.’ ‘What if I did this?’ ‘You’d be doing this – here, have a look.’ We look at the picture Yi offers and recognise the pattern it invites us to see. ‘Oh,’ we say, ‘It’s like that. ’ We get a feel for the situation; we get the picture.
Hexagram 8 musings
‘The chasm has sheer sides
Seek small gains.’
Hexagram 29, line 2
What distresses me most are the people who explain they’re as interested in the Yi as they ever were, but just now their life has become too stressful: they’re doing something too new, or going through too many changes, and will probably come back to the Yijing when things have settled down.
This isn’t called the Book of Settled Things: it’s made for times of stress and change. For me, it’s second nature in impossible, harried moments to grab the beads and ask for help; I wish it could be that way for everyone. (‘Help!?‘ is a very good question for Yi.)
The issue might not be so much with finding time for a reading as with finding the emotional capacity. There’s the moment of asking, not knowing what Yi will say, and then there’ll be the reading itself to absorb. Things are already quite intense enough without adding something huge and portentous from Yi; we’re already bearing enough reality to be going on with.
I don't understand why you would wish everyone would grab the beads when they are stressed.
Oh yes, I've bought some of those when in Greece - I meant divining with them
Where is that dragon going?
(some of us have been wondering for a while now...)
The new software does not allow dragoncide, for heaven's sake.Any guidelines for that with the new software?
The new software does not allow dragoncide, for heaven's sake.
. Even worse, like Trojina pointed out, that thing has been flying solo for about a decade
I'm not sure the dragon should go, it's your trademark along with the high heels.
Pleeease, don't make me unearth the one of you in the latex lederhosen.....
Hilary, it seems the winds of time have not refined the nature of this character, the chisel of experience has not wrought a nobler man. I think it best you please escort him from the premises forthwith.
Clarity,
Office 17622,
PO Box 6945,
London.
W1A 6US
United Kingdom
Phone/ Voicemail:
+44 (0)20 3287 3053 (UK)
+1 (561) 459-4758 (US).