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.
Standstill
The
present moment does NOT show signs of great
progress. The image of The Empress, when she
appears in a reversed position, is traditionally
understood as a sign of stagnation, and this
image appears in a position dominating all of the
other images that we have drawn for you. And, its
primary characterization of your situation is
echoed and elaborated on in the first of the two
images that we have drawn from our I Ching
Oracle, namely the image of Standstill. The name
of this image is clear enough with regard to its
characterization of the situation, but the verse
associated with this image that has been
highlighted specifically for you by today’s
reading provides some nuance of meaning that may
be helpful to you in deciding how to proceed.
In this
verse the oracle says, “They bear and
endure; This means good fortune for inferior
people. The standstill serves to help the great
man to attain success.”
Now, it
goes without saying that you are not aiming for
the good fortune of “inferior people.”
You are addressed as the “great man”
when you are reminded that standstill has a
function to play in moving you forward in life (a
seeming paradox, but only seeming!).
Listen to
a great commentary on this verse. “Inferior
people are ready to flatter their superiors in a
servile way. They would also endure the superior
man if he would put an end to their confusion.
This is fortunate for them. But the great man
calmly bears the consequences of the standstill.
He does not mingle with the crowd of the
inferior; that is not his place.” As
Confucius noted about this verse, there is a hint
of inappropriate condescension in the situation
that it describes. It shows the pitfall of
deceiving people who are dependent on you with
regard to what is required of them. In essence,
as the leading personality in your situation, it
does NOT help to be undemanding – or, in
other words, co-dependent. Indeed, the
implication is that any weakness on your part in
this regard leads ultimately to conflict
(expressed in the second of the two images from
the I Ching on this question).
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