Jun 20 23
Ace of Swords (reversed)
45. Gathering Together [Massing]
8. Holding Together [Union]
These first few lines are the general aphoristic returns for the week. They are raw and uninterpreted; there to use how you’d like. (The specific readings follow.)
From “M.S.”: Can a medium (a technology) truly be without a message? Like can a form have no content?
Human cognition consists primarily of pattern recall and demarcations of difference. Therefore, our ability to discern, and hold, the simultaneity of differing aspects of any situation is impossible. The question itself carries the conundrum/aporia.
Though the above point is likely not totally in the spirit of the question.
If the question is more towards whether the intention of a technology can arrive to a user/consumer in a pure unintentioned state, the oracle’s answer would be no. The conditions of creation is the creation. If this is not apparent then genesis has been cloaked.
For a technology to be ready for open use (rather than being another cloaked method of control) diversity of outcome must be part and parcel to the originary purpose. If the querent is implying that this is usually the case, the oracle agrees. Most technologies are one-sided, supremely biased towards the maker (profit). For this not to be the case, the maker of a technology must constantly try for selflessness (broad utility).
Complete Reading
This week we pulled the Ace of Swords, reversed. The suit of Swords relates to the intellect and reason (as opposed to intuition) — Aces, indicate a potential or latent state. So in combination, the Ace of Swords is an opportunity to predict the path of one’s reason and intellect — to get ahead of over-reasoning or develop a sensical picture of how to move forward. However, since the card is reversed, it is less an encouragement to engage one’s cerebral powers, but a warning against confusion and confidence born of vaguery.
Our first hexagram this week is #45, Gathering Together (Massing). It is only through a large group, collected by a singularly selfless spirit, that great societal change/works are achieved. The individual must inspire emulation. “Only collective moral force can unite the world. Such great times of unification will leave great achievements behind them.” But there’s a warning and recommendation here: “Human woes usually come as a result of unexpected events against which we are not forearmed. If we are prepared, they can be prevented.” Before involving yourself in any large scale endeavors, make diversity of method and a flexibility of outcome, ever-present modes. There was one change this week, of which the specific notes are: consider the role of a person that selflessly ushers others towards the actions of a great person (rather than directly being a leader yourself).
Our second hexagram, the one that suggests how best to meet the challenges (or the changes) is #8, Holding Together (Union). For there to be unity there must be a common purpose. “Water flows to unite with water, because all parts of it are subject to the same laws. So too should human society hold together through a community of interests that allows each individual to feel themself a member of a whole.”
- be careful of confusion and confidence born of vaguery
- support those that are selfless
- prepare for the unexpected by practicing diversity of method
- unity needs common purpose
From “M.S.”: Can a medium (a technology) truly be without a message? Like can a form have no content?
Human cognition consists primarily of pattern recall and demarcations of difference. Therefore, our ability to discern, and hold, the simultaneity of differing aspects of any situation is impossible. The question itself carries the conundrum/aporia.
Though the above point is likely not totally in the spirit of the question.
If the question is more towards whether the intention of a technology can arrive to a user/consumer in a pure unintentioned state, the oracle’s answer would be no. The conditions of creation is the creation. If this is not apparent then genesis has been cloaked.
For a technology to be ready for open use (rather than being another cloaked method of control) diversity of outcome must be part and parcel to the originary purpose. If the querent is implying that this is usually the case, the oracle agrees. Most technologies are one-sided, supremely biased towards the maker (profit). For this not to be the case, the maker of a technology must constantly try for selflessness (broad utility).
Complete Reading
This week we pulled the Ace of Swords, reversed. The suit of Swords relates to the intellect and reason (as opposed to intuition) — Aces, indicate a potential or latent state. So in combination, the Ace of Swords is an opportunity to predict the path of one’s reason and intellect — to get ahead of over-reasoning or develop a sensical picture of how to move forward. However, since the card is reversed, it is less an encouragement to engage one’s cerebral powers, but a warning against confusion and confidence born of vaguery.
Our first hexagram this week is #45, Gathering Together (Massing). It is only through a large group, collected by a singularly selfless spirit, that great societal change/works are achieved. The individual must inspire emulation. “Only collective moral force can unite the world. Such great times of unification will leave great achievements behind them.” But there’s a warning and recommendation here: “Human woes usually come as a result of unexpected events against which we are not forearmed. If we are prepared, they can be prevented.” Before involving yourself in any large scale endeavors, make diversity of method and a flexibility of outcome, ever-present modes. There was one change this week, of which the specific notes are: consider the role of a person that selflessly ushers others towards the actions of a great person (rather than directly being a leader yourself).
Our second hexagram, the one that suggests how best to meet the challenges (or the changes) is #8, Holding Together (Union). For there to be unity there must be a common purpose. “Water flows to unite with water, because all parts of it are subject to the same laws. So too should human society hold together through a community of interests that allows each individual to feel themself a member of a whole.”