Tuesday, 13 November 2012

Map 453 I Ching and the Hexagrams through Music



If you look to the black and white hexagrams in Map 452 you will see the following this is a closer look at a few of them.


So hexagram 3/4....25/6 and 41/2 have patterns in common from the point of view of the I Ching. How might that come across.

Hex 3.....The Spark of life, be full of life the starting seed is full of potential.
Hex 4..... Not Knowing, one has only to care for the unlimited and the formless which is full of potential. Listen to those who speak from this unknown thing, they are the true sages.

Hex 25.....Innocence, connect to Heavenly rather than Earthly matters and your soul will blossom. Enjoy beauty, when you are full of life decay has no place.
Hex 26.....Raising big issues bring big accumulations. Look after the harvests of man that are big stuff so they will survive era's.

Hex 41.....Diminishing, rid yourself of all conditioning, those things you think you need to be who you are hide your very soul and creativity. Be yourself naked, let go, an empty cauldron is then ready to receive.

Hex 42..... The Bowl of the Rain God. Make your acts holy. A great thought not put into practice cannot reach the Gods. Sending your water upwards to the Gods means it will pour down on you later. Use it or lose it and your world dries up.

Can you see a connection between them.....it seems to me to be the beginning, middle and end of a seeds life cycle of achievement and how that seed sees itself at the end of its journey.

Once again I look to Yijing for expression of the Hexagram 59/60 which contains a maximum amount of darkness.

Hexagram 59.....the flood destroys old structures paving the way for a fresh start. An open gateway to the cosmos for a person without opinion and prejudice is a wonderful opportunity stripping away all sense of security but you can focus on what is important and not sweat the small stuff.

Hexagram 60...... A very rigid hexagram, living in the moment, knowing you have restrictions means you will act in the now and not wait, every new cycle brings a new energy, life becomes a piece of music. The rhythm and succession of the music makes a difference, miss parts out and the rhythm can be lost. Play your own tune, get the pitch right and you will be in tune with others in the moment.

So hexagram 59/60 may well have a fair bit of darkness in it but an open door to the cosmos might well leave you feeling security conscious but if you have an open heart and mind it could take you anywhere only your own fears will make the darkness into a light you don't like. What can you create from the dark matter that you bring into the light.

Hexagram 9/10 also contain maximum amounts of darkness....walking through life is like walking through the jungle you don't know what to expect, tread carefully.

Strange how that darkness now seems more like potential after all we bring light out of the darkness what could be more exciting.

Hex 31/32 all Light hexagram.... all that glitters is not gold. We must see the beauty in this hexagram but tread carefully. Are you drawn to this hexagram because you think it is filled with light and might benefit you or are you drawn to the light because of its beauty and know that when the true light of beauty shines upon you it will show the world who you really are and you do not fear that. Same outcome different intentions. Light will reflect you so if your worthy all well and good but if your not it will light you up just the same showing your true colours to the world. Hexagram 32 Talks of a man who fished each day and caught nothing so began to sketch the harbour and surrounding boats and became a famous artist because he did not deviate from the path he chose for himself, the outcome was different but he did not waiver. Much light indeed.

Don't you just love those hexagrams. I tend to read the hexagrams from the book of the I Ching or online Yijing but you will no doubt be drawn to the one that suits you best. Enjoy the search.

I do hope to improve my IT skills soon so I can give you better images, bear with me. x

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