Nov 30 21
Five of Swords
46. Pushing Upward
4. Youthful Folly
Petite Reading
For those who are, or desire to be, on a noble path, avoiding relations where you are dragged into other people’s dramas or crises, is wise. The process of removing yourself from such toxicity is oft painful as venom and vitriol will most likely be slung your way. Keep in mind that a virtuous path by nature is long term so it is naturally invisible to those oscillating at narcissistic and frenetic frequencies. Keep your eye on the prize whilst remembering that there are no shortcuts to victory, you must work without haste or rest and that there is an appropriate time for all things. And as always… Look at the Luohan! Look to the Luohan!!
Complete Reading
This week we pulled the Five of Swords. The suite of swords represents intellect and communication. Five cards indicate a full dominance and/or full submission. So, in combination, the Five of Swords points to a situation where one’s plans have dominated a situation but in a deceitful way — so gains will be short lived and empty. It is important to remember this basic truth: with cheating, a victory lacks the substance that make it an actual achievement.
Our first hexagram this week is #46, Pushing Upward. With some regularity we encounter this hexagram. Along with #42 which contains the maxim: “to rule truly is to serve” — #46 is personally very meaningful to us (Cargo 😉). It contains the dictum: “wood in the earth grows upward without haste and without rest.” The full quote is: “Adapting itself to obstacles and bending around them, wood in the earth grows upward without haste and without rest. Thus too the superior person is devoted in character and never pauses in their progress.” Yes, that is the only way. There were two changes this week, of which the specific notes are: don’t worry until you have to (use success wisely) and discourage “blind impulse.”
Our second hexagram, the one that suggests how best to meet the challenges (or the changes) is #4, Youthful Folly. Hahah! This hexagram contains another of our favorite aphorisms of the I Ching; which now makes a triad of wisdom: “the teacher must wait to be sought out instead of offering themself.” The rough paraphrase being: a teacher never seeks the student. Perhaps it’s subtle but it speaks to a few things very strongly, patience, timing, proportion, and the equation of true edification. (The seeker seeks; the teacher teaches.)
For those who are, or desire to be, on a noble path, avoiding relations where you are dragged into other people’s dramas or crises, is wise. The process of removing yourself from such toxicity is oft painful as venom and vitriol will most likely be slung your way. Keep in mind that a virtuous path by nature is long term so it is naturally invisible to those oscillating at narcissistic and frenetic frequencies. Keep your eye on the prize whilst remembering that there are no shortcuts to victory, you must work without haste or rest and that there is an appropriate time for all things. And as always… Look at the Luohan! Look to the Luohan!!
Complete Reading
This week we pulled the Five of Swords. The suite of swords represents intellect and communication. Five cards indicate a full dominance and/or full submission. So, in combination, the Five of Swords points to a situation where one’s plans have dominated a situation but in a deceitful way — so gains will be short lived and empty. It is important to remember this basic truth: with cheating, a victory lacks the substance that make it an actual achievement.
Our first hexagram this week is #46, Pushing Upward. With some regularity we encounter this hexagram. Along with #42 which contains the maxim: “to rule truly is to serve” — #46 is personally very meaningful to us (Cargo 😉). It contains the dictum: “wood in the earth grows upward without haste and without rest.” The full quote is: “Adapting itself to obstacles and bending around them, wood in the earth grows upward without haste and without rest. Thus too the superior person is devoted in character and never pauses in their progress.” Yes, that is the only way. There were two changes this week, of which the specific notes are: don’t worry until you have to (use success wisely) and discourage “blind impulse.”
Our second hexagram, the one that suggests how best to meet the challenges (or the changes) is #4, Youthful Folly. Hahah! This hexagram contains another of our favorite aphorisms of the I Ching; which now makes a triad of wisdom: “the teacher must wait to be sought out instead of offering themself.” The rough paraphrase being: a teacher never seeks the student. Perhaps it’s subtle but it speaks to a few things very strongly, patience, timing, proportion, and the equation of true edification. (The seeker seeks; the teacher teaches.)