Jan 18 22
The Lovers (reversed)
56. The Wanderer
34. The Power of the Great
Some of us could be categorized as obsessive. Obsessive being defined as a kind of overdetermination of specific focus — youthful traumas or simply, early influences are usually the catalysts. We may be led to ask what is the best way to regulate such a psychological environment? All elucidation begins with communication — one must lay out their difficulties, as on a table, to see what is being dealt with — what is personally true isn’t always what is generally true (and the reverse). Conversation among parties of mutual respect is key (this can be done solo as long as one strives to maintain objectivity). Also, until you have reasonably reached an understanding, you must keep it light. Do not act impulsively! Wait for the right time! You cannot really force anything — a perpetual loving interdependence must be sought — with ALL things.
This week we pulled the The Lovers reversed. When encountered upright The Lovers indicate the mutual receptivity between paired partners — an active healthiness among couples. When reversed, as it is this week, there is a warning of imbalance among elementary relations. Since it is primary, proper functioning is going to be affected. There are many reasons for debilitating disparity; proper diagnosis starts with full and honest communication.
Our first hexagram this week is #56, The Wanderer. This hexagram is all about keeping it light — particularly when one is (as we all are most of the time) between stations. When you are not at the point which typifies an endeavor, that is when you are still searching, persevere intently but don’t get caught up. Don’t strike up a relationship (with an idea, object or person) until you are sure it is what you are looking for. There was one change this week, of which the specific notes are: be modest and reserved.
Our second hexagram, the one that suggests how best to meet the challenges (or the changes) is #34, The Power of the Great. Here we have such a beautiful I Ching translation by Richard Wilhelm that we nary touch it with our paraphrase — for fear of muddling it. “This hexagram points to a time when inner worth mounts with great force and comes to power. But its strength has already passed beyond the median line, hence there is danger that one may rely entirely on one’s own power and forget to ask what is right. There is danger too that, being intent on movement, we may not wait for the right time. Therefore the added statement that perseverance furthers. For it is a truly great power which does not degenerate into mere force but remains inwardly united with the fundamental principles of right and of justice. When we understand this point — namely, that greatness and justice must be indissolubly united—we understand the true meaning of all that happens in heaven and on earth.”
This week we pulled the The Lovers reversed. When encountered upright The Lovers indicate the mutual receptivity between paired partners — an active healthiness among couples. When reversed, as it is this week, there is a warning of imbalance among elementary relations. Since it is primary, proper functioning is going to be affected. There are many reasons for debilitating disparity; proper diagnosis starts with full and honest communication.
Our first hexagram this week is #56, The Wanderer. This hexagram is all about keeping it light — particularly when one is (as we all are most of the time) between stations. When you are not at the point which typifies an endeavor, that is when you are still searching, persevere intently but don’t get caught up. Don’t strike up a relationship (with an idea, object or person) until you are sure it is what you are looking for. There was one change this week, of which the specific notes are: be modest and reserved.
Our second hexagram, the one that suggests how best to meet the challenges (or the changes) is #34, The Power of the Great. Here we have such a beautiful I Ching translation by Richard Wilhelm that we nary touch it with our paraphrase — for fear of muddling it. “This hexagram points to a time when inner worth mounts with great force and comes to power. But its strength has already passed beyond the median line, hence there is danger that one may rely entirely on one’s own power and forget to ask what is right. There is danger too that, being intent on movement, we may not wait for the right time. Therefore the added statement that perseverance furthers. For it is a truly great power which does not degenerate into mere force but remains inwardly united with the fundamental principles of right and of justice. When we understand this point — namely, that greatness and justice must be indissolubly united—we understand the true meaning of all that happens in heaven and on earth.”