Psychic Readings from The
Psychic Internet often feature images drawn from the
I Ching Oracle. To offer supplementary
information about these images for our clients,
and for the public, we have provided this archive
of brief articles.
For general information on
the I Ching Oracle, click here.
The
abstract images of the I Ching Oracle (usually
called "hexagrams") symbolize all of
the related and interacting aspects of reality.
In the following excerpts from actual Psychic Readings, the images of the I Ching
are discussed.
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of the images.
The Caldron
The question for you to
meditate on might be something like, “What
creates wealth?” Is it good intentions?
Nothing but a pleasant vision of the future?
Think, instead, of wealth as something that is
created in a great caldron. We have drawn but one
image for you from our I Ching Oracle today, and
it is the image of The Caldron.
This is one of the most
value-laden images in traditional Chinese art and
literature. It is associated with the idea of
sacrifice to one’s ancestors, and had a
prominent role for this reason in iconography
that was historically employed by imperial
Chinese authority, which was of course intensely
dynastic in character. The Caldron expresses at
once the ongoing transformation of things –
as in various foods that are cooked together in a
pot – and also the transcendent and eternal
purpose that is served by these ceaseless
transformations.
In today’s Reading, the
ongoing transformations are those that you bring
about in your productive career as a businessman.
Think of them, therefore, as being accomplished
in a great caldron that sits over burning wood.
What would happen if the wood were to be all
burned up, nothing left but ash? Why, all of
these transformations would cease, and the whole
stream of activity in the projects that you are
pursuing, and that arose with your karmic
ancestors, all this would come to a stop.
Be, then, a man who knows
how to hold on to his assets and how to put them
to productive use. He does NOT merely hope for
the best. He takes responsibility for his own
fate. Meditate on the central verse associated
with the image of The Caldron. In it, the oracle
says, “Fire over wood: The image of THE
CALDRON. Thus the superior man consolidates his
fate by making his position correct.”
The image of The Caldron
promises you good fortune. In the Judgment, the
oracle says, “The Caldron. Supreme good
fortune. Success.” In order to leave no
doubt as to the right path to this success, I
will also quote the two so-called
“ruling” verses associated with this
very powerful image. In the first, the oracle
says, “The ting has yellow handles, golden
carrying rings. Perseverance furthers.” And
in the other ruling verse, the oracle says,
“The ting has rings of jade. Great good
fortune. Nothing that would not act to
further.” These verses speak for themselves,
promising attainment to all of your goals.
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