Jun 08 21
Ace of Swords
61. Inner Truth
17. Following
Petite Reading
We often live in simple (lazy) hope that a situation will be favorable to us via luck, but this is rarely the case. The success of any endeavor requires deep and active understanding of the factors involved and adaptability to outcome — call this state, sympathy. (And of course “success” is a continual state of sincere reaction and participation; remember the Cherry Orchard: there is no panacea.) Absorb and repeat: Clarity! Flexibility! Persistence! Tolerance! Rest! Clarity! Flexibility! Persistence! Tolerance! Rest! Clarity! Flexibility! Persistence! Tolerance! Rest!
Complete Reading
As with last week, we again pulled the Ace of Swords — and as we said then, any Ace represents the paradigmatic quality of a particular suit (wands, swords, pentacles or cups). So with the Ace of Swords — there is a typification of the two sided nature of power — the possibility of causing or preventing. But know that the possibility of reaching a goal is presenting itself. Just lead with clarity not blindness.
Our first hexagram this week is #61, Inner Truth. The subject here is the influencing of others. Of course, as with all subjects in the I Ching, the matter is dealt with in a wholly shrewd and sophisticated way. The advice here is something like attempt to see the factors of your objective on its own terms (find “the right way of approach” or a “sympathetic appreciation of the circumstances” and/or “rid oneself of all prejudice”). The specific note here is” “Any deliberate intention of an effect would only destroy the possibility of producing it.
Our second hexagram, the one that suggests how best to meet the challenges (or the changes) is #17, Following. “In order to obtain a following one must first know how to adapt oneself.” “No situation can become favorable until one is able to adapt to it and does not wear themself out with mistaken resistance.” Actual concern for others is the only way towards social symbiosis.
We often live in simple (lazy) hope that a situation will be favorable to us via luck, but this is rarely the case. The success of any endeavor requires deep and active understanding of the factors involved and adaptability to outcome — call this state, sympathy. (And of course “success” is a continual state of sincere reaction and participation; remember the Cherry Orchard: there is no panacea.) Absorb and repeat: Clarity! Flexibility! Persistence! Tolerance! Rest! Clarity! Flexibility! Persistence! Tolerance! Rest! Clarity! Flexibility! Persistence! Tolerance! Rest!
Complete Reading
As with last week, we again pulled the Ace of Swords — and as we said then, any Ace represents the paradigmatic quality of a particular suit (wands, swords, pentacles or cups). So with the Ace of Swords — there is a typification of the two sided nature of power — the possibility of causing or preventing. But know that the possibility of reaching a goal is presenting itself. Just lead with clarity not blindness.
Our first hexagram this week is #61, Inner Truth. The subject here is the influencing of others. Of course, as with all subjects in the I Ching, the matter is dealt with in a wholly shrewd and sophisticated way. The advice here is something like attempt to see the factors of your objective on its own terms (find “the right way of approach” or a “sympathetic appreciation of the circumstances” and/or “rid oneself of all prejudice”). The specific note here is” “Any deliberate intention of an effect would only destroy the possibility of producing it.
Our second hexagram, the one that suggests how best to meet the challenges (or the changes) is #17, Following. “In order to obtain a following one must first know how to adapt oneself.” “No situation can become favorable until one is able to adapt to it and does not wear themself out with mistaken resistance.” Actual concern for others is the only way towards social symbiosis.