Mystic Window
Today is the day lo keep lo familiar surroundings. Do not spend capriciously or exhaust yourself physically or emotionally. In all areas, observe restraint. Now is the time for adopting a new set of rules and regulations.
Poem — Sifu John A. Fey
Flood waters in the lake
Are held in check by its banks.
The life around it is divided
Like a bamboo fortress.
Hold in check, Curb, Good news, Escape, High ground, Placid, Govern
Alchemic Wisdom — Yao Tsi (Line Verses)
Line 1
Embrace the Qi of stillness and solitude.
Do not leave the confines Of your home
And no mistakes will be made.
Line 2
Embrace the Qi of action and awareness.
Leave the confines of your home and land Or there will be disaster.
Line 3
No rules applied or followed
Elicits melancholy and torpor.
Yet, "no action" means "no mistakes."
Line 4
Simple and elegant rules
Make for a peaceful awakening.
Seek the oracle.
Make a sacrifice of human energy.
Line 5
Pleasant rules, easily followed,
Bring abundance.
Proceed in the shape of metal And you will be praised.
Line 6
Unpleasant rules, difficult to ignore,
Break the spirit
As they lead you to disaster.
They are an ill wind
That cannot blow forever.
Structure
6
Yin
5
Yang
4
Yin
3
Yin
2
Yang
1
Yang
HIDDEN HEXAGRAM:
27
Practice
Heaven & Earth Meditation
Water
Strength Issuing Point
Gov 12-13 Great Pillar
Summary
- Limit/Save/Regulate
- Flood waters and banks
- Restraint and rules
- Qi of stillness vs. action
- Importance of following rules
- Consequences of pleasant vs. unpleasant rules
- Meditation focus points