Feb 14 23
Ten of Cups
64. Before Completion
44. Coming to Meet
These first few lines are the general aphoristic returns for the week. They are raw and uninterpreted; there to use how you’d like. (The specific readings follow.)
From “A.Z.”: I find myself in a fight between myself. I desire to be so unique… to be different and innovative from those who I admire, and precede me. My ego gets in my way quite often, pretty heavily. How do I stop such self sabotaging?
You are ambitious, self aware and self reproachful. This is a good foundation on which to start building a healthy/satisfying existence, as these are qualities generally necessary for creativity and thriving.
Ego problems can be managed by being aware of your short term behavior. Take some time to establish a vision for yourself, long term; it’s likely that your ego battles are attempting a short term win. Desire for long term success could put your current ego into perspective.
As well, there are very few aspects of life that don’t require some sort of team work — managing inner forces are mandatory for beneficial external relations.
Complete Reading
This week we pulled the Ten of Cups. Here we have an implication of harmony, fertility and subsequent happiness. As is always the case, this needn’t necessarily be related to people, but to the interior parts of the self. In either case, there is an indication to take time to consider an ultimate scenario, one which could deeply satisfy. This is not a call for an escape into fantasy — but an allowance for exploring a vision — a conceptualization of long term prosperity.
Our first hexagram this week is #64, Before Completion. This is the final hexagram of the I Ching. It describes the time before creation begins again — and most importantly, the awareness of that time. The idea is that one can be ready for the return to creation — out of winter into spring. “The conditions are difficult. The task is great and full of responsibility. It is nothing less than that of leading the world out of confusion back to order. But it is a task that promises success, because there is a goal that can unite the forces now tending in different directions… Accordingly, in times before completion, deliberation and caution are the prerequisites of success.” There were two changes this week, of which the specific notes are: due to fatigue, assistance from others must be sought and prepare for success; it is practically inevitable.
Our second hexagram, the one that suggests how best to meet the challenges (or the changes) is #44, Coming to Meet. For creation, elements and forces must come together. Obviously for positive or nutritive creation, these elements and forces must meet in a particular way. When it comes to the human-type combinations (teams, families, couplings, or whatever other type of people joining) “the coming together must be free of dishonest ulterior motives, otherwise harm will result.” A particular admonishment here is not to be taken in by mere appearances when coming together with other people — they may be lying to you — so do your due diligence beforehand.
- take time out to conceive a vision of long term prosperity
- periods of creativity require preparation, prepare(!)
- when joining others, make sure that all involved have mutually beneficial motives
From “A.Z.”: I find myself in a fight between myself. I desire to be so unique… to be different and innovative from those who I admire, and precede me. My ego gets in my way quite often, pretty heavily. How do I stop such self sabotaging?
You are ambitious, self aware and self reproachful. This is a good foundation on which to start building a healthy/satisfying existence, as these are qualities generally necessary for creativity and thriving.
Ego problems can be managed by being aware of your short term behavior. Take some time to establish a vision for yourself, long term; it’s likely that your ego battles are attempting a short term win. Desire for long term success could put your current ego into perspective.
As well, there are very few aspects of life that don’t require some sort of team work — managing inner forces are mandatory for beneficial external relations.
Complete Reading
This week we pulled the Ten of Cups. Here we have an implication of harmony, fertility and subsequent happiness. As is always the case, this needn’t necessarily be related to people, but to the interior parts of the self. In either case, there is an indication to take time to consider an ultimate scenario, one which could deeply satisfy. This is not a call for an escape into fantasy — but an allowance for exploring a vision — a conceptualization of long term prosperity.
Our first hexagram this week is #64, Before Completion. This is the final hexagram of the I Ching. It describes the time before creation begins again — and most importantly, the awareness of that time. The idea is that one can be ready for the return to creation — out of winter into spring. “The conditions are difficult. The task is great and full of responsibility. It is nothing less than that of leading the world out of confusion back to order. But it is a task that promises success, because there is a goal that can unite the forces now tending in different directions… Accordingly, in times before completion, deliberation and caution are the prerequisites of success.” There were two changes this week, of which the specific notes are: due to fatigue, assistance from others must be sought and prepare for success; it is practically inevitable.
Our second hexagram, the one that suggests how best to meet the challenges (or the changes) is #44, Coming to Meet. For creation, elements and forces must come together. Obviously for positive or nutritive creation, these elements and forces must meet in a particular way. When it comes to the human-type combinations (teams, families, couplings, or whatever other type of people joining) “the coming together must be free of dishonest ulterior motives, otherwise harm will result.” A particular admonishment here is not to be taken in by mere appearances when coming together with other people — they may be lying to you — so do your due diligence beforehand.