This morning began quite early, with the dark still heavy and the moon massive like a silver dollar on the floor of an indigo fountain. I couldn't sleep at 4. Nor at 4:30. And by then it was too late.
The car was caked in ice and I headed for a steam bath at the gym, where I was the youngest of the three swimmers present.
Now I electronically cast the yarrow and come upon another pensive hexagram: Tung Jen (13) - Union of People.
The upper trigram is heaven (ch'ien) while the lower is fire (li). Both are rising and harmonize with each other. The yielding nature of one among the strength of others...
The other day a skeptic at the coffeeshop noticed my IChing and shared his skepticism in any electronic involvement, i.e., the software casting of the yarrow was bullshit. Myself, I'm not so sure. What does the IChing do except catalyze self-reflection? What does it matter where the initial prompt comes from?
That said, I've noticed generally positive results from my castings, whereas when my friend Mo cast, very deliberate and somewhat unsettling premonitions arose. Mo, I should mention, currently occupies harrowing personal space, lost as to what to do with his life next and continually moving without true objective.
I've been there. And I'd like to think I've got more of a positive thing going at the moment. Then again, I didn't sleep very well.
Heaven (Ch'ien) over Fire (Li)
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