Comments on: Casting the Vessel – so…?

By: Tay

Tay — Sun, 23 Sep 2012 21:12:52 +0000

There are many similarities between the ancient mystics and the IChing. Hex 27 is representative of the WORD in St John’s Gospel’ s opening passage .. “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God”. Pottery making and Art were sacred activities of our ancestors.
I have been too busy to contemplate in full your last work/ research. Will let you know in time ….Meanwhile I think you are on the right track with regards to transitional changes – inner and outer. There are no ‘right or wrong’ interpretations because our visions are never ‘correct’. The critical thing is that we are participating and in this event, we are ‘co-creating’ the process of ‘transitional change’.
A brief study of Chinese hieroglyphics would be useful as the elements of ‘fire’ and ‘water’ are commonly portrayed in the IChing. Thank you again for your work.
PS The ‘mould’ is as ‘best’ you can describe in your own way. It is shaped like a mouth and the text has indicated ‘nourishment’ etc. We need however to EXTEND our imagination/ vision to include more than a physical ‘mould/ mouth/ nourishment/ verbal exchange etc’. Everyone has a different interpretation. And that is why this world is BEAUTIFUL.

By: Hilary

Hilary — Sun, 23 Sep 2012 15:14:23 +0000

Thanks, Tay. Hexagram 27, especially its Image, emphasises awareness both of what goes into the mouth and of what comes out from it, ‘words in conversation’. So maybe ‘mould’ imagery is not that far away.

I’ll be interested to see what you make of my next post on these patterns!

By: Tay

Tay — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 21:24:43 +0000

Thank you VERY much Hilary for the recent posts. There are many points in your discussions. Hex 27 is shaped like a MOUTH. The Chinese character for ‘mouth’ is shaped like a box. This shape as you’ve mentioned has many meanings from ‘nourishment’ to ‘verbal outpouring’ to ‘enclosure’.
Transitions in our physical world is circular movement like the workings of a clock ie 60 secs in one minute. With regards to the other 4 Hex… they seem to be ‘out of the ordinary’.

By: bonnie

bonnie — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 12:40:02 +0000

yes..and the tree will arise from the lake and the noble one will meet the others and the withdrawn will reunite …always a turning towards…
the Book of Changes

By: Hilary

Hilary — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 12:10:57 +0000

That sounds something like…

‘The lake submerges the tree. Great Exceeding.
A noble one stands alone without fear,
Withdraws from the time without sadness.’

– doesn’t it?

By: bonnie

bonnie — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 11:35:40 +0000

The final transition to Hexagram 28 , visually says to me..the form has done it’s work in a balanced fashion to the fluid metal and now it is released to BE ..without the constriction or rigidity of form.