CANTO #31

HSIEN

XIAN Outreach / Stimulate / Influence
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Mystic Window
Now is the time to listen carefully to precisely how others employ words. Remember, words mean things. So be careful how you use them.
Think before you speak. Avoid situations over which you have no control. Look for opportunities to be circumspect.
Poem — Sifu John A. Fey
Scholars and poets
Gather at mountain lakes
To speak words of making
That uplifts the heartmind of humanity.
MUSING WORDS
Compel, Together, Poesis, Move, Conjunction, Alignment, Sincerity, Song
Alchemic Wisdom — Yao Tsi (Line Verses)
Line 1
Movement at the end Of the leg;
The big toe points forward.
Line 2
Movement at the middle            Of the leg;
The calves twitch.
To stay rooted brings abundance
But there is sorrow in moving
Line 3
Forward.                                 Movement at the top Of the leg;
The thighs flex and prepare.
Hold your position and Qi will follow.
Going forward brings disappointment.
Line 4
Consulting the oracle reverently
Brings abundance and absence of worry,
Indecision is contagious.
Do not hesitate
Or you will reveal your private self.
Line 5
Movement in your back and spine.
Lift the back and raise the Qi, And you will have no regrets.
Line 6
Movement in the mouth.
The teeth are lightly clenched And the tongue revolves within.
Sweet dew descends to the Lower Heaven.
Structure
Upper Trigram
Lake
Lower Trigram
Mountain
6 Yin
5 Yang
4 Yang
3 Yang
2 Yin
1 Yin
HIDDEN HEXAGRAM: 44
Practice
Focus Point
Hand, Palm, Right
Heaven & Earth Meditation
Lake
Strength Issuing Point
Gov 4-6 Gateway of Life
Fall River Set
40
Summary
- HSIEN/XIAN Outreach
- Influence and stimulation
- Importance of words and communication
- Meditation and mindfulness
- Movement and Qi
- Abundance and sorrow in actions
- Consulting the oracle
- Focus on hand and palm