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.
Influence
In the
images that we have drawn for you from our I
Ching oracle, there is a similar confirmation of
our judgment in this matter. You may evaluate the
appropriateness of its response to YOUR specific
situation simply by knowing that the image of
Influence is traditionally associated with
romance and the attraction between the sexes.
Another name for this image is
“Wooing.” And in the so-called Judgment
verse associated with this image, the oracle
says, “Influence. Success. Perseverance
furthers. To take a maiden to wife brings good
fortune.”
Now, it
might seem at first glance that this Judgment
verse gives you a kind of green light in your
relationship with S. But the Judgment verse only
expresses the general gist of the image as a
whole. Every image in the I Ching oracle has
multiple aspects that have to be examined
individually. And in this instance, there is
reason for pause when one considers those aspects
that have been highlighted specifically for you
by today’s Reading.
Thus, in
the first of the verses that has been highlighted
specifically by today’s Reading from the
image of Influence, the oracle says, “The
influence shows itself in the thighs. Holds to
that which follows it. To continue is
humiliating.” In this verse, the oracle
describes wooing or romantic influence that is
based purely on erotic urges and feelings.
Consider this great commentary on this verse, by
Richard Wilhelm, who says, “Every mood of
the heart influences us to movement. What the
heart desires, the thighs run after without a
moment's hesitation; they hold to the heart,
which they follow. In the life of man, however,
acting on the spur of every caprice is wrong and
if continued leads to humiliation. Three
considerations suggest themselves here. First, a
man should not run precipitately after all the
persons whom he would like to influence, but must
be able to hold back under certain circumstances.
Finally, where the moods of his own heart are
concerned, he should never ignore the possibility
of inhibition, for this is the basis of human
freedom.”
In the
second of the verses that has been highlighted
specifically by today’s Reading from the
image of Influence, the oracle says, “The
influence shows itself in the back of the neck.
No remorse.” This verse reminds us of the
way in which the Bible describes the Israelites
as “stiff-necked.” To be stiff-necked
is to be stubbornly insistent on one’s own
desire. In other words, the oracle is warning you
about being stubborn about your attraction to S.
In the art of life, it is important to take our
attractions and urges somewhat in stride, not
always giving them too much serious
consideration. They come and they go. To be
fixated on any particular urge, even when red
lights are shining in the way, is to be stubborn
in the extreme, and to court trouble. In such
situations, remorse would be a good thing,
because it would soften the stubborn feelings
that are compelling you to act in a certain way.
In the
last of the verses that has been highlighted
specifically by today’s Reading from the
image of Influence, the oracle says, “The
influence shows itself in the jaws, cheeks, and
tongue.” This describes the most superficial
kind of influence that can be exercised between
people. This is the influence of mere words and
all the expressions of the facial mask that
everybody wears around other people. Influence is
only ever positive when it springs from deeper
places in the human soul.
In short,
all of these verses describe aspects of influence
that you should avoid in your relationship with
S. But, the image of Progress appears in
juxtaposition with the image of Influence in
order to show that this experience will teach you
a lot about yourself and about other people. In
this sense, the experience will be a very
positive one. It is contributing to your growth
and development as an individual. Something good
will come of all of this in the end, even if it
is NOT what you are hoping for.
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