Today’s I Ching is 39 – Halting.
Water over Mountain.
Halting follows Disharmony.
Spirit explains: Disharmony expresses lack of general consensus,
Disagreement, perhaps even different world views, different
Goals or needs.
Whatever; a way forward has been halted, brought to a stand-still.
A mental road block can halt co-operation and progress as
Effectively as one made of stone.
Now what?
Yes.
Today’s I Ching is 39 – Halting
Water over Mountain.
Halting follows Disharmony.
Spirit explains: Disharmony expresses lack of general consensus,
Disagreement, perhaps even different world views, different
Goals or needs.
Whatever; a way forward has been halted, brought to a
Stand=still. A mental road block can halt co-operation and
Progress as effectively as one made of stone.
Now what?
Yes.
Spirit tells me that in many ways the past cannot be changed, but
Our understanding of past experiences is, at least to a certain extent,
A reflection of our intellectual and emotional maturity, at any given time,
As well as the degree of truth of information we received from others
Concerning the events in our past.
Even facts can be misinterpreted, intentionally or otherwise. We may
Also learn to accept that any past events necessarily developed out of
Even earlier situations, as well as from choices made by ourselves or others.
Through a continuous process of change, caused by forces beyond our
Control, at least to some extent, the choices we make today will limit or
Expand the choices available to us tomorrow.
We are what we have become and we will be what we become.
Where does free will fit into the picture?
Free will is never free.
Today’s I Ching is 46 – Rising.
Spirit explains: Rising follows Gathering in a natural succession.
As we gather together, we rise in numbers, but quantity is not
Necessarily a rising in quality. More is not in itself better or
Worse than less.
What does that mean for me?
You seem to always want more of something without considering
How it would balance with less of something else.
We pay a price.
Or would, if You let me have my way?
Yes.
Spirit tells me that we each are as a double agent, but only one side is
Aware of this until we realize that everything we do, or choose not to do,
Influences those around us, as well as all life around us, and
Everything is Life.
Whatever we do, for whatever reason, in some way makes a difference.
How we each live our individual life tells a story. We each are a story, and
The story we tell, and are, dissolves into or integrates within
Ten thousand, more or less, other stories.
Even so, these seemingly countless numbers of individual and collective
Stories are only one small part of an ever-larger and ever-expanding
Story of Life.
Spirit tells me that my body and the personality, or character,
That I have, with help, developed over a lifetime is not real
In any real sense, but just a means to an end.
If that is so then how would I recognize the finish line,
Should I ever get there?
An end does not necessarily mean a finish line.
Then what?
A purpose.
What purpose?
Awareness.
Of what?
Purpose.
Spirit tells me that awareness is knowing instinctively that
Everyone and everything, at any given time, conceals
Meaning beyond what they would seem to reveal.
A certain imbalance of energy exchange reveals intent
To masquerade as other than what they would have us
Believe, if we were not aware enough to notice the deceit.
Teacher, why are you telling me this, now?
Now is a good time, if any is.
To be aware of potential danger even when no real danger
Seems evident, is not necessarily phobic. Trust your instinct.
Spirit tells me that, in Rumi’s Field, all differences
Fade away.
How did differences develop?
Does it really matter how, why, where, or when
We became separated?
It wouldn’t change the reality of our separation, but, if we
Focus on how to reconnect, then, there is hope for us all.
Spirit tells me that every relationship is a learning experience
In which each participant is both teaching and learning from
The relationship itself and from every participant, inclding
Oneself.
Deep or shallow? How far do we dare to go? To see deeply
Is to go deeply into the possible motives and intentions of
The other, or others, and to consider whether they are
Different from or similar to our own.
How far will each relationship take us if we allow, or invite it?
How will we change and how will the other, or others change?
And is it worth the effort, or risk?
All relationships either stimulate or drain our energy,
As well as affecting other resources, precious or otherwise.
Teacher, has our relationship been a learning experience for you?
Yes, it has taught me patience.
Spirit tells me that we not only live in the universe; the Universe
Also lives in us. The same life energies that flow within form also
Flow within essence, which is spirit, and this shared, moving energy
Harmonizes form and essence, more or less.
Why more or less?
There cannot be flow if there is stagnation.
Must my mind or body always be more or less agitated
For life energy to flow within me?
There are other terms to describe the process.
Such as?
Discontent, inspired, weary, fearful, compassionate –
The list goes on.
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