Mystic Window
Investing in loss will yield small gains and personal satistaction. Seek peace amid confusion and relinquish control as a means of overcoming adversity. Yield to overcome; bend to be straight; have little and gain much; empty and be full. Seek a cooperative ally and value the help he provides.
Poem — Sifu John A. Fey
A burning lake blocks the way.
There is no room to move through possibilities
Because eyes are blinded by closeness.
Two women cannot run one household.
Diverse, Closed gates, Small victories,
Trapped tiger, Heavy axe, Renewal, Peach blossoms, Winter goose
Alchemic Wisdom — Yao Tsi (Line Verses)
Line 1
Be on guard
And listen with your heartmind For evil men are everywhere.
Mindfully embrace the action of non-action And that which is lost Will, naturally, be found.
Do not force the issue
And mistakes will not occur.
Line 2
Seek out a teacher of the Tao Way of lifeAnd meet him halfway.
He will show you how to avoid blunders.
Line 3
The wagon is bogged down.
The team of oxen is exhausted.
The leader is directionless
And cannot hear the dictates of heaven. Cut off from the Tao Source, Things are not off to a good start.
Line 4
Let the spirits guide you And you won't misstep.
But, be very careful.
Ghosts often speak in riddles.
Line 5
The time is now!
The vision is cleared!
Seize the moment and move forward quickly.
How can you fail?
Line 6
A play of quizzical ghosts
Displaying conflicting mysteries.
Bound and unbound;
Gathered and released;
Coming and going. Embrace the Qi of non-action And the riddle is solved.
Structure
6
Yang
5
Yin
4
Yang
3
Yin
2
Yang
1
Yang
HIDDEN HEXAGRAM:
63
Practice
Heaven & Earth Meditation
Fire
Strength Issuing Point
Gov 4-6 Gateway of Life
Summary
- Contend/Strange/Grapple
- Fire and Lake hexagrams
- Meditation on Heaven and Earth
- Poem about obstacles and possibilities
- Musing words: Diverse, Closed gates, Small victories, etc.
- Mystic Window: Investing in loss, seeking peace
- Alchemic Wisdom: Guard against evil, embrace non-action
- Importance of guidance and avoiding mistakes
- Urgency in seizing the moment
- Themes of duality and non-action