Discussing the fourth ‘readings panel’ at GreatVessel, Rodrigo says that the absence of moving lines indicates that the situation is an objective reality: there are no subjective choices to be made. This is a good way of understanding moving lines – that they are the openings for subjective choice. I… Read more »Unchanging hexagram
The fourth ‘Readings Panel’ reading at GreatVessel.com is one Stephen Karcher cast on behalf of a group in June 2002: “What about President Bush and his plans for a war on Iraq? What attitude or stance can we take towards this?” Yi said “Keep Still”. (Gen, hexagram 52) It’s a… Read more »I Ching for activists at GreatVessel.com
Interesting discussion at the I Ching Community: Tips for writing your own I Ching
Here are various hexagrams represented in – I quote – “C-print, fluorescent tubes, plexiglass, aluminum”. Right.
Hexagram 40 is Release: untying knots, removing artificial restraints and compulsions, and restoring complete, natural freedom of movement. Its moving lines talk about different kinds of captivity and release: simple ‘mistake’ at the first line, the release of a firm grip at the fourth, release from a looming, ominous presence… Read more »Release from the foxes
Learnoutloud.com have a free audio download of the month, and currently this is Legge’s 1891 (or was it 1887?) translation of the Tao Te Ching. You have to sign up for a free membership to download it, but that’s all – no obligation to receive emails.
Not for the first time, someone’s written to ask me what it means that there’s ‘advantage in the southwest’ for her. So here’s a summary of one thing it means, at least – ‘The southwest’ in Yijing-language doesn’t usually mean literally the southwest. There can be the occasional exception, of… Read more »Advantage in the Southwest
