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Hexagram 1.4 and 31.4 comparison

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I asked the I Ching about angels and received 31.4 - 39. Influence changing to Limping which seemed to me to describe a guardian angel is one who 31.4 watches over us and may appear in our lives as 39, someone who helps us with a heavy task. I particularly thought it was interesting to note that line 31.4 is very similar to 1.4 in that they both refer to wavering over the depths but 1.4 seems to describe the person themselves wavering while 31.4 seems to describe friends watching over and supporting the person wavering.
 

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I love the way that you link together lines which, to me, seem to have obscure or little connection. I always learn something from contributing to your postings like this - so long may they continue.
I asked the I Ching about angels and received 31.4 - 39. Influence changing to Limping which seemed to me to describe a guardian angel is one who 31.4 watches over us and may appear in our lives as 39, someone who helps us with a heavy task.
31.4<> 39
A general enquiry about angels deserves a general answer.
Line 4 the line associated with choices and directing us towards finding the right road. Angels exist and thrive in a context of hobbled heaviness or troubles (39). Their essence is one of influence and supporting those who are prepared to make an offering (31). Angels answer the call of an inner emptiness (31- image) working deeply as they enwrap you and your situation in compassion. Angels are a potential, as Karcher comments, for 'spreading the words given by the spirit to command the energies of the four Hidden Lands' (44- nuclear).
In the creation story expressed in Hex 31 I would place them on the bridge between Higher and Lower (Above and Below).
I particularly thought it was interesting to note that line 31.4 is very similar to 1.4 in that they both refer to wavering over the depths but 1.4 seems to describe the person themselves wavering while 31.4 seems to describe friends watching over and supporting the person wavering.
31.4 evokes for me a sense of the crossroads - do I go left or right, forward or backward to find the right path. Angels may shine a light on the path to take but leave the decision to you on which way to go, Like Robert Frost suggests, the road less travelled may be the best choice
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
However, even if you take a well trodden path that is not aligned with constancy your Angelic friends will follow your thoughts and walk beside you towards the next crossroads.

1.4 speaks to me of dancing with the inspiring force that lies deep within or way beyond. For me this line sits not with "the person themselves wavering" but rather with the invisible fluctuations and vibrations that are being woven around us and our situation. Rooted beyond decisions taken or paths chosen it alludes to a sacred dance where whatever path is taken there is 'no mistake'. Nothing is judged and the only outcome that needs to be of concern is maintaining the enjoyment of the dance.

The energies of 1.4 seem to me to emanate from a place beyond the angelic realm - perhaps the angels dance to this tune on the edge of the abyss, too, and it is by adhering to the rhythm and the notes of this dance music that they can create the influence and support required for those of us held firm in this material world, with many a crossroad to negotiate.

As the maestro penned:

And through it all she offers me protection
A lot of love and affection
Whether I'm right or wrong
And down the waterfall
Wherever it may take me
I know that life won't break me
When I come to call, she won't forsake me
I'm loving angels instead
 
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