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what then is in caro for me?

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Hexagram 37, People in the Home

Key Questions

Where are the boundaries of the 'home' you inhabit?
How are you building inner and outer relationships into a home?
What kinds of growth does this environment support?

Oracle

'People in the home.
A woman's constancy is fruitful.'

The old Chinese character for 'home' shows a pig under a roof. A home is where people rear a pig together, sharing wealth, work and value. People in the home cooperate in their shared space and invest in it together (as in a family, workplace, school of thought or culture), and within the structure it provides they can recognize and understand what is valuable.

To create a successful home, you need to have the constancy of a woman. Steadily, over time, your work creates a space in which all can grow freely into their natural form, and find their place and their connections with others. You allow space for new things to enter and grow, becoming part of the whole inner ecosystem. You keep the space for living in.

Image

'Wind comes forth originally from fire: People in the Home.
A noble one's words have substance and her actions are consistent.'

Sequence

People in the Home follows from Hexagram 36, Brightness Hidden:
'Injury on the outside naturally means turning back towards the home, and so People in the Home follows.'

Pair

People in the Home forms a pair with Hexagram 38, Opposing:
Opposing means outside. People in the Home means inside.'

Changing Lines

Hexagram 55, Abundance

Key Questions

What are you called on to do?
What decisions must you take now?

Oracle

'Abundance, creating success.
The king assumes it.
Do not mourn. A fitting sacrifice at noon.'

This is a cornucopia, a wealth of resources – but also a wealth of choices, tasks and demands. This is the crucial moment, where it all comes together.

The name of the hexagram, Abundance (Feng), is also the name of the garrison city where King Wen made final preparations for the overthrow of the Shang rulers. There, Wen died, and his son Wu had to decide whether to observe the prescribed period of mourning in isolation, or take command of the armies at once.

He was given a sign: a total eclipse of the sun at noon. Divination revealed that it was not time for Wu to mourn: he had received Heaven's Mandate to conquer the Shang, and should make the right offering to the earth in preparation for war, so the darkness of Shang rule would come to an end.

In a time of Abundance you find that, despite what you have lost, there is a new charge given to you that leaves no place for sorrow or anxiety. It is not the time to hide yourself away and grieve the past. Decide what you will do, take it on, make the practical preparations and march out.

Image

'Thunder and lightning culminate as one: Abundance.
A noble one decides legal proceedings and brings about punishment.'

Sequence

Abundance follows from Hexagram 54, the Marrying Maiden:
'Attaining the place where you belong naturally means greatness, and so Abundance follows.'

Pair

Abundance forms a pair with Hexagram 56, Travelling:
'Abundance has many causes; few connections for the Traveller.'

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