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.
The Taming
Power of the Small
When the
quoted verse is highlighted as it is in this
Reading, the image of The Creative tends to
undergo a transformation into the image of The
Taming Power of the Small. The name of this
second image might also be translated into
English as “Small Accumulating,” or
“Nurturance by the Small.” From the
context of this image, the oracle says to you in
one of its verses, “If you are sincere,
blood vanishes and fear gives way. No
blame.” The emphasis is on simple truth
here. A kind of restraint is expressed through
this image. Great power is built up through
littleness, in the same way as dense clouds build
up under the influence of the winds. Yet, in a
hint of how the forthcoming year will unfold for
you, with respect to your career and finances,
the judgment of the oracle for this image is as
follows: “The Taming Power of the Small has
success. Dense clouds, no rain from our western
region.”
The
oracle also suggests a general approach to your
situation as it unfolds. It says, “The wind
drives across heaven. The image of The Taming
Power of the Small. Thus the superior man refines
the outward aspect of his nature.” Once
again, Richard Wilhelm’s commentary provides
a concise view of this situation. He says,
“The wind can indeed drive the clouds
together in the sky; yet, being nothing but air,
without solid body, it does not produce great or
lasting effects. So also an individual, in times
when he can produce no great effect in the outer
world, can do nothing except refine the
expression of his nature in small ways.”
To
summarize, realize the great creative power that
supports you in your endeavors. We like to
describe this as “the support of
nature.” Yet, be also aware that simple and
quiet perseverance will be needed in the months
ahead. Great progress will not be made in your
external circumstances. But the power is
accumulating little by little, until a great
raining down of rewards will happen, all in due
time. Faith is the keyword. With it, you will
make the transition from a position of
uncertainty to a position of profound personal
realization.
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