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I Ching Oracle. To offer supplementary
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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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Development
Listen to
the central verse that is highlighted
specifically for you by today’s Reading from
the image of Development. In it the oracle
says, “Thus the superior person abides in
dignity and virtue, in order to improve the
mores.” You can be sure that your actions
will stand as an example to others and this will
also have a very positive effect in the eventual
outcome of this challenging and uncomfortable
situation.
Several
other verses have been highlighted for you, and
you may see how they describe your actual
situation. In this image, the symbol of a wild
goose is used throughout. Its wildness conveys
the idea of natural truth – it’s only
in civilization that people behave the way your
boss is behaving. You need to preserve your own
wildness in this respect. Don’t let fear,
and the temptation of ill-wrought gains tempt
YOU!
In the
first of these verses, the oracle says, “The
wild goose gradually draws near the shore. The
young son is in danger. There is talk. No
blame.” Of course, the “young
son,” is the start-up business to which you
understandably feel some loyalty.
Then, the
oracle says, “The wild goose gradually draws
near the plateau. The man goes forth and does not
return. The woman carries a child but does not
bring it forth. Misfortune. It furthers one to
fight off robbers.” Thus, there is sterile,
useless, and futile effort involved in this
situation. Everybody is working so hard, and for
what? So that a mediocre product can be born on
the market? This is of course an example of
misfortune. But realize that there are dangers
posed for your own reputation, and here the word
“innocence” must be uppermost in your
mind.
The
diplomatic delicacy required of you is implied by
the next verse, which says, “The wild goose
gradually draws near the tree. Perhaps it will
find a flat branch. No blame.” Listen to a
great commentary on this verse. “A tree is
not a suitable place for a wild goose. But if it
is clever, it will find a flat branch on which it
can get a footing. A man’s life too [and a
woman’s], in the course of its development,
often brings him [YOU] into inappropriate
situations, in which he finds it difficult to
hold his own without danger. Then it is important
to be sensible and yielding. This enables him to
discover a safe place in which life can go on,
although he may be surrounded by danger.”
Put away
your fears. Be innocent, but clever. These are
not contradictions. This experience is not meant
to be disillusioning to you in your larger sense
of life. The bright colors in life require dark
shades around them to make them stand out in
contrast. Every painting has light AND dark
features. In this case, the meaning is carried by
the light and innocent colors and they are ones
that you are painting into the scene. Everything
is going to work out fine.
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