This is a time when you must make a stand rather than seek the path of least resistance. In the course of your duty a critical situation, though dangerous, needs your complete and immediate attention.
See Today: “It’s very important for you to understand the game of the head and the heart.” – Yogi Bhajan
See the previous previous reading: Today: “Finally, after much time and great effort, success is at hand. Leave it there. Do not grasp for more. The energy and the will to press on is no longer there. Be grateful for the accomplishment.”- from the I Ching
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39 – Thirty-Nine. Chien / Obstacle
Ominous roiling in the Crater Lake atop the Volcano:
When meeting an impasse, the Superior Person turns his gaze within, and views the obstacle from a new perspective.
Offer your opponent nothing to resist.
Let a sage guide you in this.
Good fortune lies along this course.
SITUATION ANALYSIS:
The Obstacle lies in obstinance.
An insistence on only one way of proceeding has brought things to an impasse.
You may either continue banging your head with irresistible force against this immovable object, or you might step back and survey this situation from a fresh perspective.
Which is immobile here — the obstruction or your attitude?
Six in the second place means:∫ The King’s servant is beset by obstruction upon obstruction,
‘The parable of The Unmerciful Servant’ (Matthew 18:28) – Harold Copping |
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29 – Twenty-Nine. K’an / Dangerously Deep
Water follows Water, spilling over any cliff, flowing past all obstacles, no matter the depth or distance, to the Sea.
The Superior Person learns flexibility from the mistakes he has made, and grows strong from the obstacles he has overcome, pressing on to show others the Way.
SITUATION ANALYSIS:
You are facing a crucial trial along your Journey.
The danger of this challenge is very real.
It is a test of your mettle.
If you can maintain your integrity and stay true to your convictions, you will overcome.
That’s not as easy as it seems when you are faced with the sacrifice of other things you’ve come to depend upon or hold dear.