More on hexagram fifty three

Another statement in the commentary on hexagram fifty three is as: "...within is tranquility, which guards against precipitous actions, and without is penetration, which makes development and progress possible." Here there is some afinity with hexagram sixty one, which speaks of "inner truth," or the way that people who naturally belong with each other attract each other, or find each other. It is through tranquility that the natural truths of the universe come to rest within the individual mind. Only when we have tranquility do we receive "inner truths" from the universe. It is then that we are able to contact spirit and have communication lines open between spirit and person. Line two of hexagram sixty one says, "A crane calling in the shade. Its young answer it." The one's who hear the call are the ones that truly belong to us. The shade can be a metaphor for that time in which we are quiet, and undistracted by the calls of the world. When we focus on that which belongs to us, we hear the call of our own. The young can be a metaphor for the individual person and the crane for our higher selves. It is only through meditation that we can receive communication from the deeper part of ourselves.

This is a gradual process. We do not get in touch with our deeper self, at least not normally, through one meditation practice no matter how exceptional we may be. We must practice. Those who have natural ability will still fall behind those who practice daily. (In hexagram twenty six line three it says, "Practice chariot driving and armed defense daily.") It is tranquility which guides us in actions such that we do not make precipitous mistakes. In other words, we are not hasty. Tranquility comes from an inner confidence that can be derived only from daily contact with our higher self, and with a modesty, (hexagram fifteen) that comes from knowing there is a higher self, something greater than the ego.
When we open the doors of communication with the higher self, through tranquility, and we trust that communication with the higher self, which is a very high form of self confidence, then we are not subject to precipitous actions, or actions that are taken on the basis of limited or inadequate knowledge of the situation. Instead, our actions work properly with the right timing, in accordance with the nature of the teachings in hexagram twenty five which tells us that our actions should come from innocence, not contrived manipulation.
Hexagram twenty five, sixty three and fifty three all have a definite correlation, as do to a certain extent all of the hexagrams in the book of changes. More on this later

Gene

Being spiritual

My mother used to think being spiritual meant teaching a sunday school class, God rest her soul. A very well meaning and devout woman, but naive in some ways. Being spiritual has nothing to do with going to church or teaching sunday school class or even reading the Bible, but starts with an understanding that we are all connected, and that there is a higher metaphysical level, still physical in a sense, just a level that vibrates at a much higher frequency. We become accustomed to that level when we let go of fear and anxiety and learn to just trust in a higher principle - not in a God that is out there, but a God that is "There." And "Here," within our hearts. If he is not within our hearts then it is true that there is no "room for him in the inn."

I don't have time to get wordy here, so, suffice it to say, I hope people will take a look at hyperdimensional physics, and you can find something about it through Richard Hoagland's work, he talks about it in his latest book, "Dark Mission," and there is more, you could go to his website www.enterprisemission.com or look it up in google, or your favorite search engine. Anyway, I have to go, will write more later.

Gene

Hexagram One

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Hexagram one: The Creative.

The Judgment:

"The creative works sublime success,
Furthering through Perseverance."

It is difficult to beat the Wilhelm/Baynes commentary on hexagram one. The information there is vital for a full understanding of all that is to come. Hexagram one relates to time, as opposed to hexagram two which relates to space. The six lines are the six stages in which an individual works his way back to original unity. Yin and yang should not be opposites, they should be complementary, opposites oppose each other. Yin and yang should work together. When there is a lack of harmony, (see hexagram 12), they are in opposition. When harmony rules, (see hexagram 11) they are complementary. The lines tell us of the six stages of reparation of balance and harmony, and are a prototype of all the lines that follow in all the hexagrams that follow.