Jan 05 21
The Moon (reversed)
22. Grace
4. Youthful Folly
Petite Reading:
Life is clouded; clarity will come from facing an inner daemon; courage and not intellect is important here. There are no shortcuts to establishing a healthy and durable project (a relationship, an artwork, a company). Take time to understand the nature of this desired project, what is the function of the outward appearance? Do not confuse beauty and power; beauty is what power should seek, but beauty itself has no substance.
Complete Reading:
This week we pulled the Moon card, in reversed aspect. The card, in this upended position, points to a time with little illumination, a time of unsettled sleep and heavy dreams. There is consequent self-facing anxiety and confusion. But participation here is recommended. If these shadows of consciousness are engaged, illumination is apt to result. Befriend or at least respect the inner daemon.
Our first hexagram, which we partner with our tarot to describe (or further detail) the current situation, is #22, Grace. Here we have a definition of grace — and subsequently, its place in the larger order. It states: “grace—beauty of form—is necessary in any union if it is to be well ordered and pleasing rather than disordered and chaotic” but “the strong element must be regarded as the decisive factor.” Ultimately, strength brings all that is important into being — with beauty the power becomes attractive (thus successful). There are three changes this week so expect unevenness. These are the relevant highlights regarding those variations: with collaboration there are no shortcuts, outward form should strive to express the understanding of its inward genesis and good fortune depends on constant perseverance.
The second hexagram, the one that suggests how best to meet the challenges (or the changes) is #4, Youthful Folly. Here is detailed the optimal relation between a student and a teacher. It is said that the correct orientation is of a student seeking a teacher; the other way round is a highly troubled foundation. A student should be curious; a teacher should be patient. Where a student is modest a teacher should be resolute like an oracle. Both student and teacher must have a perseverance that “never slackens until the points are mastered one by one.” If this is done “real success is sure to follow.”
Life is clouded; clarity will come from facing an inner daemon; courage and not intellect is important here. There are no shortcuts to establishing a healthy and durable project (a relationship, an artwork, a company). Take time to understand the nature of this desired project, what is the function of the outward appearance? Do not confuse beauty and power; beauty is what power should seek, but beauty itself has no substance.
Complete Reading:
This week we pulled the Moon card, in reversed aspect. The card, in this upended position, points to a time with little illumination, a time of unsettled sleep and heavy dreams. There is consequent self-facing anxiety and confusion. But participation here is recommended. If these shadows of consciousness are engaged, illumination is apt to result. Befriend or at least respect the inner daemon.
Our first hexagram, which we partner with our tarot to describe (or further detail) the current situation, is #22, Grace. Here we have a definition of grace — and subsequently, its place in the larger order. It states: “grace—beauty of form—is necessary in any union if it is to be well ordered and pleasing rather than disordered and chaotic” but “the strong element must be regarded as the decisive factor.” Ultimately, strength brings all that is important into being — with beauty the power becomes attractive (thus successful). There are three changes this week so expect unevenness. These are the relevant highlights regarding those variations: with collaboration there are no shortcuts, outward form should strive to express the understanding of its inward genesis and good fortune depends on constant perseverance.
The second hexagram, the one that suggests how best to meet the challenges (or the changes) is #4, Youthful Folly. Here is detailed the optimal relation between a student and a teacher. It is said that the correct orientation is of a student seeking a teacher; the other way round is a highly troubled foundation. A student should be curious; a teacher should be patient. Where a student is modest a teacher should be resolute like an oracle. Both student and teacher must have a perseverance that “never slackens until the points are mastered one by one.” If this is done “real success is sure to follow.”