Hexagram 04 – youthful folly is auspicious, the judgement states: “Youthful folly has success…” But that only is true as long as we follow the path of the DAO, the way of the world – rather than to forcing our way onto the world. Or, as most usual, hand control over to our autopilot: unconscious control mechanisms and automated action patterns that may have had validity long time ago but that may be meaningless here and now.
Weiterlesen: 04 – youthful folly
Is something wrong here? And if so: what is it? A dynamic development ends unexpectedly with a reality check – why? Momentum is basically positive. It turns unpleasant if the autopilot takes control. Autopilot occurs when a situation’s dynamic no longer comes from our own interior, but is determined by external (eventually cultural) imprint. A reality check is quite beneficial: Do I really enjoy what is currently happening? Does it make sense? Does it corresponds to my very heart – or is it a copy of someone else’s life? The answers to these questions will lead to a decision. And probably you must let go of something: maybe the autopilot, which was in control until now?
Weiterlesen: 18 – work on what has been spoiled
Sometimes, our cool head is the savior: when chaos ensues, when gut feelings go haywire. But perhaps they are not going haywire at all; maybe we just don’t understand what they’re trying to tell us. That’s when the cool head comes to the rescue – guiding the gut, illuminating the darkness, calming the storm.
Weiterlesen: 22 – grace
Here and now… where exactly am I – and with whom or what do I share this here-and-now?
Kun is navel gazing. It is a call to retreat to our own origins as a source of power and to calm down. But what does it look like, this intimate place, our inner source of strength? Do you like what you see? Does it give you strength – or it is just a collection of things (or people, or options, or, or), which creates an illusion of security? Things never give security. And at worst they clutter and block our lives.
Weiterlesen: 23 – splitting apart
“I, I, all I!” – I am standing on the peak, I have achieved something. And now? I rest for a moment, enjoying the spectacular view. And then?
I reached the top. I have achieved something. I enjoy the view… What else do I see? More peaks. Summits which I could set off. And reenter the course of the world.
Weiterlesen: 26 – the taming power of the great
Like a mouth wide open, this hexagram stares around us. Fearful, insatiable. Or also: accepting, open and ready for anything….
It’s not so easy to make a decision and then trust it. To trust that things will fall into place. That I will be fed, nourished with everything I need.
Weiterlesen: 27 – providing nourishment
So far I received various questions regarding hexagram 41 – decrease:
A user consults the I Ching with the following concern: “How can I get to work independently in my profession?” She adds: “This year I attended a professional training course. Since then I have been playing with the idea of working independently, self-employed, to develop a new mainstay. I was really impressed by the speaker at the professional training. And anyway, for some time now I have felt like trying out some new methods and professional approaches.”
The I Ching responds with hexagram 52 – keeping still.
