1. Thunder, It Begins . . .
When the rumble of a Spring storm or early morning light disturbs deep sleep, Thunder arouses us to attention, movement, and activity. All are awakened.
In human affairs, flashes of coming change animate dreams, anxiety, hope, and fear. Nerves energize a fight or flight response. A sage uses this focus to find a sure path, grow new skills, and germinate opportunities.
2. Wind-Wood, Develop Seed
Ceaseless gentle winds melt the solid ice blocking plant growth. Life's potential in the seed is allowed to sprout. A seed predetermines organic life. A question seeds ideas to aid growth. To blossom a future destiny, thaw an icy past and till soil with correct actions in the present. Use the swirling Wind of change to pencil a question of success - Wood. A sage starts sowing ideas here.
3. Fire, Seek Guidance
Your alertness and question cling to a hexagram revealed by random tosses, which are the flames of Fire that illuminate I Ching wisdom. A question builds a fire ring around chaos. The 64 I Ching hexagrams fuel the flames of chance and char down to the glowing clarity of the counsel from a single hexagram and its six lines. Just as fire requires conscious regard to its use, these ancient rites enlighten a sage in correct action and its occasion.
4. Earth, Receive Advice
Be Receptive. True bounty occurs when hexagram and line counsel sync to experiences and real events. Harmony nourishes enlightened actions as plans undergo review or move forward. Separate chaff. Without judgement, Earth is devoted in nurture and in discipline. Follow suit. Only honest, self-reviews yield good crops. Ignore warnings at peril. Adapt to shifts in opportunity or danger by yielding to counsel.
5. Lake, Open to Potential
Find joy by synchronizing with hexagram and line text. It pierces deep experiences and foggy events. A Lake image is penetrated earth. It collects from areas all around and shares without limit. Lake is open, but energy funnels through a pleasant outlet. Gain insights after the reflection satisfies to reveal the depths of your quest. Break the surface barrier. Take the plunge to scour a positive course of action.
6. Heaven, Put Chaos in Order
Be Creative. Draw a reading change cycle to set past, present, and potential future experiences into a framework or timeline. Something has happened, or will happen, and now is the time for action. A hexagram answered your question, yet events unfold. Reading change cycles are a constellation of experiences. Active lines chart individual stars to guide a sage through events in their trek toward Heaven. Time a correct act in demand of the experience. Chaos is in order.
7. Water, Trust in Course
Life flows like water through a stream bed. Reading change cycles map a course segment of a life stream. If you sync once, others wait discovery! Mysterious from snowfall to ocean, and back, Water subdues all obstacles like ice dams or slack water. Hidden danger. A single sync beacons conditions to detect unseen matches stowed in a past, present, and potential future framework. Trust course conditions to refine vision. Reading change cycles channel flowing experiences through active lines.
8. Mountain, Calm Devotion
Organic growth ends with stillness just as dawn skims a far Mountain peak. Cycles reset. Meditate on outcomes with calm devotion to spot achievements and to resolve deeds needing perfection. The Change Cycle imprints order on the chaos of our experiences and events. A reading sharpens awareness, counters danger, and reveals opportunity. A sage takes eight steps to bring idea to reality. Steady devotion leads to enlightenment.
When the rumble of a Spring storm or early morning light disturbs deep sleep, Thunder arouses us to attention, movement, and activity. All are awakened.
In human affairs, flashes of coming change animate dreams, anxiety, hope, and fear. Nerves energize a fight or flight response. A sage uses this focus to find a sure path, grow new skills, and germinate opportunities.
2. Wind-Wood, Develop Seed
Ceaseless gentle winds melt the solid ice blocking plant growth. Life's potential in the seed is allowed to sprout. A seed predetermines organic life. A question seeds ideas to aid growth. To blossom a future destiny, thaw an icy past and till soil with correct actions in the present. Use the swirling Wind of change to pencil a question of success - Wood. A sage starts sowing ideas here.
3. Fire, Seek Guidance
Your alertness and question cling to a hexagram revealed by random tosses, which are the flames of Fire that illuminate I Ching wisdom. A question builds a fire ring around chaos. The 64 I Ching hexagrams fuel the flames of chance and char down to the glowing clarity of the counsel from a single hexagram and its six lines. Just as fire requires conscious regard to its use, these ancient rites enlighten a sage in correct action and its occasion.
4. Earth, Receive Advice
Be Receptive. True bounty occurs when hexagram and line counsel sync to experiences and real events. Harmony nourishes enlightened actions as plans undergo review or move forward. Separate chaff. Without judgement, Earth is devoted in nurture and in discipline. Follow suit. Only honest, self-reviews yield good crops. Ignore warnings at peril. Adapt to shifts in opportunity or danger by yielding to counsel.
5. Lake, Open to Potential
Find joy by synchronizing with hexagram and line text. It pierces deep experiences and foggy events. A Lake image is penetrated earth. It collects from areas all around and shares without limit. Lake is open, but energy funnels through a pleasant outlet. Gain insights after the reflection satisfies to reveal the depths of your quest. Break the surface barrier. Take the plunge to scour a positive course of action.
6. Heaven, Put Chaos in Order
Be Creative. Draw a reading change cycle to set past, present, and potential future experiences into a framework or timeline. Something has happened, or will happen, and now is the time for action. A hexagram answered your question, yet events unfold. Reading change cycles are a constellation of experiences. Active lines chart individual stars to guide a sage through events in their trek toward Heaven. Time a correct act in demand of the experience. Chaos is in order.
7. Water, Trust in Course
Life flows like water through a stream bed. Reading change cycles map a course segment of a life stream. If you sync once, others wait discovery! Mysterious from snowfall to ocean, and back, Water subdues all obstacles like ice dams or slack water. Hidden danger. A single sync beacons conditions to detect unseen matches stowed in a past, present, and potential future framework. Trust course conditions to refine vision. Reading change cycles channel flowing experiences through active lines.
8. Mountain, Calm Devotion
Organic growth ends with stillness just as dawn skims a far Mountain peak. Cycles reset. Meditate on outcomes with calm devotion to spot achievements and to resolve deeds needing perfection. The Change Cycle imprints order on the chaos of our experiences and events. A reading sharpens awareness, counters danger, and reveals opportunity. A sage takes eight steps to bring idea to reality. Steady devotion leads to enlightenment.