Day 22,034 - 2011 1130 Belov-ED Days - 4,945 Wednesday James Oliver Smith, Jr. http://josjr.com/ http://ichingreflections.com/ I Ching images Hexagram 47: Immaturity, Ignorance, Inexperience, Childhood 01 ——– Mountain (Cliff, Building, Tower, Pass) 02 — — Hand 04 — — The Keeping Still, Stability, Stagnation, Protection, Barrier 08 — — Water (Fog, Mist, Haze, Rain, Snow, Sleet, Moon) 16 ——–X Ear 32 — — The Abyss, Mystery, Confusion, Nourishment changing towards Hexagram 63: Splitting, Peeling Off, Deteriorating, Flaying 01 ——– Mountain (Cliff, Building, Tower, Pass) 02 — — The Hand 04 — — The Keeping Still, Stability, Stagnation, Protection, Barrier 08 — — Earth (Canyan, Desert, Plains, Cavern, Valley) 16 — — Belly, Solar Plexus, Womb 32 — — The Embracing, Yielding, Receptive, Creation Day 22,034 - Images from the I Ching: Mountain [The Keeping Still] over Water [The Abyss] (Hexagram 47 - Immaturity, Innocence, Childhood, Ignorance) –> changing towards [line 2] –> Mountain [The Keeping Still] over Earth [The Embracing] (Hexagram 63 - Splitting, Peeling Off) … From the I Ching stalks rises the image of the external Mountain over the Internal Water … Externally, one observes and feels the inspiration _and_ the intimidation of that which looms above, towering. As a child this would be adults, in addition to buildings, mountains, towers and even trees. All that supercedes us physically, mentally, emotional or spiritually can be protection, barrier, inspiration or danger … Regardless of who we are and what our status is there is always something or someone better, larger, faster or more capable than we are … so much so that it is easy for us to feel that we are simply not in a position to offer anything useful in the presence of such size, power or capability … But in general, a Mountain represents something that is immovable, permanent, something that we cannot ignore … Life is full of such imposing entities and there is nothing we can do to remove them. Ultimately, our ability to survive (and flourish) in the world is related to our ability to work with, circumvent or even use these “mountenous” objects that surround us … What are the best ways to climb, work around or use them? Climbing a mountain could give us a new perspective from on high. Finding available paths through, over or around them can yield knowledge that we could find useful. Remaining in the shadow of a mountain chould protect us from storms or other dangers. In the image of Mountain over Water we can see the fog that wraps the foot of the mountain. It obscures the vision of those wandering within it, perhaps even hiding the fact that the mountain is there, leaving us unprepared to encounter the challenges that lie ahead. As a child we are inexperienced. As adults we could just be naive. As my vision desintegrates I am finding that my experience of being a sighted person is less helpful, illustrating that learning and experience need to continually adapt. We need to be constantly aware that the universe at large is every bit as organic and mutable as our memories, experiences and insight … Even Mountains disappear over time and new mountains, different mountains, rise up. In this image of Mountain over Water there is one changing, aging line … the second line in the core of our inner Water/Abyss, which will move water towards Earth … the substance, foundation and even the womb of all that lives … the Embracing earth . When the inner Earth is seen at the foot of the Mountain we are reminded that even the mountain will crumble and assimilate into the earth … becoming … ultimately a part of new mountains, new creatures and new shapes within the landscape .. Even the “Keeping Still” will mutate. From the inexperience and naiveté represented by Mountain over Water the images give way to Mountain over Earth. There is nothing about us that is permanent and nothing in our existence that allows us the luxury of assuming that our anonymity, our insignificance, our power, our fame or our creations will last any more than the current instance of our present awareness, so why do we expend so much effort in the futile attempt to create some kind of legacy … Wouldn’t our time, our consciousness and our awareness be much better spent just appreciating those who are present in our lives and sharing all that we know and experience right now? … Before the next shift of the mountain side … before the next storm … before the next loss of someone we sat next to on the bus, in class or in a spiritual community. http://ichingreflections.blogspot.com/ http://www.KindleBlog.josjr.com http://www.IlMattoblog.josjr.com http://www.LifeBlog.josjr.com http://www.PerlBlog.josjr.com http://www.WritingBlog.josjr.com http://Addewid.blogspot.com http://CyberPoetPlace.blogspot.com http://IlMattoVero.blogspot.com http://josjr69.blogspot.com http://PerlCatalyst.blogspot.com http://CyberKindle.blogspot.com http://www.CyberPoet.com www.addewid.com www.fracturedparadise.com www.roseannlloyd.com www.cyberkindle.com www.perlcatalyst.com www.ciriad.com
