Oct 11 22
Ace of Cups
17. Following
The following reading was done whilst keeping Melinda (and her kind words) in mind.
All of us experience our lives as a center. This does not mean we have to be narcissists, but it is an understandable tendency.
However it is a tendency that should be blocked.
Perhaps think of it in terms of your own mind; if a negative part of your personality gets more attention than the rest — your better attributes will suffer. (If your mother’s alcoholism draws in all energy, at every family gathering, such a circumstance is a dangerous and unfair imbalance.)
Therefore, when participating in families, groups, or larger social structures we should strive to block undue/unbalanced attentions. This doesn’t mean that all roles are equally important all the time — a bus driver’s role at rush hour is, for the most part, more important than their passengers’, as they are serving a group of people. The driver is leading by serving. (An opposite to the matriarch example above.)
Specifically this week, it is advised, when encountering either leading and/or following, don’t be analytical about it; let your intuition be your guide. If it feels right to lead, lead. If it feels right to follow, follow.
This week we pulled the Ace of Cups. The suite of cups relates to feelings, one’s emotional response to the world. The appearance of an ace card (in either of the four tarot suites: cups, wands, coins or swords) indicates the purest expression of a particular suite. So here, with the Ace of Cups we have an indication that you should follow your intuition this period. Do not analyze this week; if a decision feels right, follow it.
Our hexagram this week, #17 Following, had no changes. This means how we enter the week will be, for this most part, how we exit it. This hexagram brings together two lovely/important notions: adaptation and leadership. It is often thought that only an aggressive, domineering energy can bring about influence — this is perhaps true for short term campaigns; but long term impact is brought about by a leadership that is wholly of those being lead, of the people. To lead is to serve: that is, leadership is simply the singular appointment of the common good — there are no magic people; what is perceived as special or magic in a leader is perhaps just rarity — very few people are capable of being compassionately adaptive to the concerns of a group. Sincerely selfless people are the only true leaders — all others are just getting away with it — but only for the time being…
All of us experience our lives as a center. This does not mean we have to be narcissists, but it is an understandable tendency.
However it is a tendency that should be blocked.
Perhaps think of it in terms of your own mind; if a negative part of your personality gets more attention than the rest — your better attributes will suffer. (If your mother’s alcoholism draws in all energy, at every family gathering, such a circumstance is a dangerous and unfair imbalance.)
Therefore, when participating in families, groups, or larger social structures we should strive to block undue/unbalanced attentions. This doesn’t mean that all roles are equally important all the time — a bus driver’s role at rush hour is, for the most part, more important than their passengers’, as they are serving a group of people. The driver is leading by serving. (An opposite to the matriarch example above.)
Specifically this week, it is advised, when encountering either leading and/or following, don’t be analytical about it; let your intuition be your guide. If it feels right to lead, lead. If it feels right to follow, follow.
This week we pulled the Ace of Cups. The suite of cups relates to feelings, one’s emotional response to the world. The appearance of an ace card (in either of the four tarot suites: cups, wands, coins or swords) indicates the purest expression of a particular suite. So here, with the Ace of Cups we have an indication that you should follow your intuition this period. Do not analyze this week; if a decision feels right, follow it.
Our hexagram this week, #17 Following, had no changes. This means how we enter the week will be, for this most part, how we exit it. This hexagram brings together two lovely/important notions: adaptation and leadership. It is often thought that only an aggressive, domineering energy can bring about influence — this is perhaps true for short term campaigns; but long term impact is brought about by a leadership that is wholly of those being lead, of the people. To lead is to serve: that is, leadership is simply the singular appointment of the common good — there are no magic people; what is perceived as special or magic in a leader is perhaps just rarity — very few people are capable of being compassionately adaptive to the concerns of a group. Sincerely selfless people are the only true leaders — all others are just getting away with it — but only for the time being…