You are in the flow of the Cosmos. You will be guided and influenced by this current, and even have a significant impact on its future forms. You are writing your own destiny.
See Tao Te Ching – Verse 57 – If you want to be a great leader, you must learn to follow the Tao.
See the previous reading: Today: “Conquer indecisiveness with resolute perseverance to your life’s practice. You can rely completely on what comes naturally, unaffected by excessive thought, doubt or emotion.” from the I Ching
See the previous previous reading: Today: “While true to your heart, people will always misunderstand your good intentions in your service. Perseverance in what is right is the only remedy.” from the I Ching
See the previous reading: Today: “Affirm constantly that you are following your destiny. While keeping up, contemplate your intentions relative to your course before taking any action. Then you will not fall into the hands of fate.” from the I Ching
See Related posts
50 – Fifty. Ting / The Caldron
Fire rises hot and bright from the Wood beneath the sacrificial caldron:
The Superior Person positions himself correctly within the flow of Cosmic forces.
Supreme Accomplishment.
SITUATION ANALYSIS:
Your needs are coming into harmony with the requirements of the Cosmos.
Blending brilliantly with the Dance of Life, you are becoming an actual element of Cosmic Law.
Your goals will now be realized because you no longer cut against the Cosmic grain; you are no longer swimming against the flow of the Tao.
You are acquiring an intuitive sense of what can and cannot be, and aligning your efforts accordingly.
Nine at the top means:
Your caldron is fitted with jade handles.
Great success in whatever you do.
The ting has rings of jade.
Great good fortune.
Nothing that would not act to further.
Jade rings
In the preceding line the carrying rings are described as golden, to denote their strength; here they are said to be of jade. Jade is notable for its combination of hardness with soft lustre. This counsel, in relation to the man who is open to it, works greatly to his advantage. Here the counsel is described in relation to the sage who imparts it. In imparting it, he will be mild and pure, like precious jade. Thus the work finds favor in the eyes of the Deity, who dispenses great good fortune, and becomes pleasing to men, wherefore all goes well.
62 – Sixty-Two. Hsiao Kuo / Lying Low
Thunder high on the Mountain, active passivity:
The Superior Person is unsurpassed in his ability to remain small.
In a time for humility, he is supremely modest.
In a time of mourning, he uplifts with somber reverence.
In a time of want, he is resourcefully frugal.
When a bird flies too high, its song is lost.
Rather than push upward now, it is best to remain below.
This will bring surprising good fortune, if you keep to your course.
SITUATION ANALYSIS:
There is no profit to striving here.
To be content with oneself is the greatest success imaginable.
The enlightened person has nothing to prove to himself or others, and thus may always operate from a position of sincerity, with no pretense or posturing.
His humility is guileless simplicity.
His mourning is selfless compassion.
His frugality is an unshakeable faith that he is but a conduit, letting what is needed flow through him to others, with no loss to himself.