Today: Representatives of dark forces are dividing and separating people from their virtue and principles and their identity.  All you can do is be you, recognize who they are, and allow them awaken or fail. – from the I Ching

Representatives of dark forces are dividing and separating people from their virtue and principles and their identity.  All you can do is be you, recognize who they are, and allow them awaken or fail.

Meditation: NM360-20000913 – Making a Mold – White Hole Mudra

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Today: I Ching – Previous Readings

Today: I Ching – Previous Previous Readings

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Tao Te Ching – Verse 24 – He who stands on tiptoe doesn’t stand firm

Recite The Magical Story of Mushkil Gusha for friends over a meal today.

23 – Twenty-Three  Po / Splitting Apart

The weight of the Mountain presses down upon a weak foundation of Earth:
The Superior Person will use this time of oppression to attend to the needs of those less fortunate.

Any action would be ill-timed.
Stand fast.

SITUATION ANALYSIS:

This is a situation easily mistaken for Stagnation (Hexagram 12) or Revolution (Hexagram 49).
It just depends on which side you’re on.
During a time of Stagnation, human worms invade to feed on the decay.
During a time of Revolution, oppression is being overthrown.
But in this situation, oppressors are violently seizing power.
Pay special heed when you receive this hexagram, because the oracle is often warning you of a situation of which you are totally unaware.
You are about to be blindsided.

Six in the second place means:

The arms of the throne are split to kindling.
Those closest to the leader are slashed away.

The bed is split at the edge.
Those who persevere are destroyed.
Misfortune.

Broken bed

The power of the inferior people is growing. The danger draws close to one’s person; already there are clear indications, and rest is disturbed. Moreover, in this dangerous situation one is as yet without help or friendly advances from above or below. Extreme caution is necessary in this isolation. One must adjust to the time and promptly avoid the danger. Stubborn perseverance in maintaining one’s standpoint would lead to downfall.

41 – Forty-one  Sun / Decrease

The stoic Mountain drains its excess waters to the Lake below:
The Superior Person curbs his anger and sheds his desires.

To be frugal and content is to possess immeasurable wealth within.
Nothing of value could be refused such a person.
Make a portion of each meal a share of your offering.

SITUATION ANALYSIS:

This is an occasion for downsizing to fighting trim.
Simplicity and economy are strong defenses against the slings and arrows of Outrageous Fortune.
Whether this is a time of want or a time of plenty, it is an auspicious time to shed a dependency.

Read the text from Richard Wilhelm's, Thomas Cleary's, Brian Arnold's and other translations of the I Ching

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