Hexagram 6 – conflict seems to be a rather unpopular hexagram, because for a long time I did not receive any feedback on this answer of the I Ching. Now the tide has turned and I have been sent some questions.
Weiterlesen: 06 – conflict
I was told two job stories these days. Both situations involve encroaching employers. In one case, extra (unpaid) hours are demanded with a flimsy justification; in the other, extra tasks were assigned that require extra work, which is then not paid. The I Ching‘s commentary in both cases is 10 – the treading.
Weiterlesen: 10 – treading (conduct)
Here and now. Really, where am I? What have I achieved so far? What have I experienced, what has led me here, what adventures have I undergone… These are the questions this hexagram asks – but definitely not: Where do I want to go now?
Weiterlesen: 12 – stagnation
Our mental clarity, our ability to differentiate between important and unimportant, is the pivotal point of this hexagram. Our clarity allows us to analyze a situation and the various aspects it comprises: What are my options in this situation? Which of these options should I choose to achieve best results? What or who will help me, give me strength, promote my growth? What aspects of this situation are blocking me or lead me to a dead end in the long term? Sometimes it is enough to have just mental clarity. Sometimes, however, we must take action for the situation to develop and to gain momentum.
Weiterlesen: 13 – fellowship with men
無妄 wú wàng – A Japanese friend tells me about the meaning of the Chinese characters in the Chinese name of hexagram 25 – innocence. The first character means “scarifier tooth of the tiger”, the second means “release” or “letting go”. Later, a Chinese friend tells me that both characters are classical, so he cannot read them. This is not surprising: the Japanese adopted the classical Chinese characters and still use them today, while the Chinese have moved on to modern Chinese and therefore cannot read the old characters.
Weiterlesen: 25 – innocence
For hexagram 28 – Preponderance of the Great users shared with me various – sometimes dramatic – situations. What was the common denominator? In the end, how important it is to be centered even in the darkest moment, to remember oneself: “I, I, all I!”
And now a short recipe for… happiness! 1. Briefly take stock and examine what may be an unnecessary burden, blocking your forces and as a result weakening. Let go all of it! 2. This releases new energies are and off you go…. Without any active involvement from your side, something starts happening: unstoppably, relentlessly, pushing out from your own core. Like a caterpillar inside the cocoon turning into a butterfly, invisibly following its own perfect pathway.
Weiterlesen: 31 – influence
Being truthful – that is a big word. How to get there? In many small steps, one after the other, until eventually one day we arrive: at self-centeredness. One with ourselves. Initially you may perceive your inner truth only vaguely. But by and by it intensifies. And one day you will start to express it. To the environment. Bravely. Uncensored.
Weiterlesen: 32 – duration
How to solve open issues / unfinished tasks / open points? Much by tackling the problem and work it down. However, some issues can not be solved and checked off through our intervention, sometimes the solution lies beyond our possibilities.
Weiterlesen: 33 – retreatSeveral users have worked with Hexagram 44 – Coming to Meet and shared their questions:
Weiterlesen: 44 – coming to meet
I recently participated in a family constellation about partnership. Later I asked the I Ching for the whole situation – from the initial constellation to the healed, resolved outcome. The answer I received was hexagram 49 – revolution (molting).
I arrange a professional meeting to share details of my I Ching project and my counterpart’s psychological research project. Prior to the meeting we conduct a survey and the I Ching responds with hexagram 50 – the caldron.
Weiterlesen: 50 – the caldron (cauldron)
