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.
Click here for links to all
of the images.
Dispersion
There is
a tradition associated with this image that
points to the dispersive effect of winter’s
ice. In another ancient verse, the oracle says,
“Dispersion means scattering.” Of
course, in the ancient world, the waterways were
principle means of travel, and when winter
hardened them into ice, people could not gather
together and communicate. In fact, through its
essential structure the image is closely
connected with another image called
“Gathering Together,” and some of their
verses are very similar. One commentator says
therefore that “Dispersion shows the way
that leads to gathering together.” And, in
fact, the image of Dispersion is a conjunction of
the idea not just of wood and water, but also of
wind and water, so that you may imagine a gentle
breeze coming in the spring to melt the ice that
separates people and keeps them apart. This is
also what our Reading is all about: dissolving
the factors that separate you from your destiny
and from your future beloved. However, these
factors should not be seen as fixed obstacles, as
such, but rather as conditions that change with
the passing of time and the expanding of
consciousness.
In the
Judgment associated with the image of Dispersion,
the oracle says, “Success. The king
approaches his temple. It furthers one to cross
the water. Perseverance furthers.” You are
“the king” spoken of here. When you
“cross the water” you draw a boundary
in your life, as if you were graduating from one
class of consciousness and entering into another.
And you do this by approaching your
“temple.” Indeed, in some respects,
this Reading is all about HOW you may approach
the question of love in your life. As you can see
from the listing above, the image of Dispersion
is juxtaposed with the image of Approach in
today’s Reading. The outcome of every
situation we encounter depends on how we approach
it.
To
approach a question from the perspective of your
“temple” is to take a
“religious” point of view, but what
does this really mean? Well, you will think of
many ways in which the idea can be applied, but
we want to focus on the idea of integrity or
union. A temple is a place for union, or if you
like, communion. There is a kind of paradox in
this, the idea that we must build a temple and go
there in order to commune with the Spirit that
dwells in the very deepest part of our own being.
But there should be no trace of confusion about
this when it comes to interpreting this Reading
for you. In the present instance, the idea of
approaching your temple means going deep within
your own soul, to its unlimited source of faith
and knowledge, in order to move from dispersion
to gathering together. In other words, you
do not need to think about where or when or who
or any other practical consideration that may be
involved. You need only to bring about a perfect
integration of your own personality in order to
clear the way to the great good fortune that you
are destined to enjoy.
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