I Ching, Yijing or Zhou Yi
"Oracle of the moon": © 2000 LiSe
Yi Jing, Oracle of the Moon
Qián-Xùn, Heaven-Wind/Wood
When Qián meets Xùn, Heaven brings fearlessness and perseverance, but Heaven can never deviate from its severe laws. Wind brings the movement, the insecurity, and the freedom to choose. Together they start everything which can go right or wrong: life. Heaven's rotation reigns the cycles. Everything starts, grows, declines and disappears again. But Wind brings the free movement forward, the change into new times with remnants of the old ones. Wind brings the uncertain future.
In the cycle of the year Heaven and Wind bring a new crop, in the cycle of human lives they bring a new generation. Take care of the new seeds, they are vulnerable. The slightest push in a wrong direction can cause decay. But also take care of the past they will carry along. Their health depends largely on your decisions.
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The initiative
The top line (Heaven-line) shows the change of the focus or initiative.
The top line is stationary yang. A yang initiative, entering a yang world, fits right in. Both clear and inspiring, full of plans. Even when other things change, you will remain giving, pouring ideas, efforts or money into this situation. Yang brings and spreads creativity and ideas with a good basic structure, It is the master of good timing and planning, but not of finding a final solution or concrete results.
Stay within limits, Yang is also prone to deplete itself. It is relentless, and it can focus so intensely on mental images that they can turn into air castles or delusions. Yin is necessary for concrete results but not before the planning is right, too early can be disastrous, no matter the quality of your ideas or how determined you are.
Yang has the talent to enjoy the road
before reaching any destination.
The top line (Heaven-line) shows the initiative now and its change.
The top line is unchanging yang. The initiative remains clear and inspiring, continuing with plans. Even when other things change, you will remain giving, pouring ideas, efforts or money into this situation, but not yet finding a solution or concrete results.
Stay within limits, yang brings increase but is also prone to deplete itself, it is relentless, and it can also be so focused on mental images that they can turn into air castles or delusions.
Yang brings and spreads creativity and ideas with a good basic structure, but it is not yet the time to concretize them. Yin is necessary for concrete results but not before the planning is right, too early can be disastrous.
The subject
The bottom line (Earth-line) shows the change of the field or subject.
静正则吉，往进则凶，阴道须得志，亦不可恃势妄作。
The bottom line activates Xun, activates the Wind. To be calm and indifferent to fame and gain, inclined to purity, is favorable. Wanting to go forward is unfavorable. The way of yin is fulfilling one's ambition. One cannot rely on one's position or influence or act recklessly or unethically.
The outcome
The middle line (Man-line) shows the situation now and its outcome.
The middle line indicates the result. Here the middle line is unchanging yang, there there will not be any increase or decrease, but still action and output. Yang is inspiring, but it might be more work is needed and it is too early to expect concrete results.
Stay within limits, yang brings increase, but without yin it is prone to deplete itself, it is relentless. Unchanging
yang has a tendency to be too cold or to strive too much. Plans may be too theoretical or even illusionary. If you are aware of this and reign it in, yang is giving and spreading joy.
The middle line (Man-line) shows the outcome.
The middle line shows the result. It is stationary yang, there will not be any increase or decrease, but still action and output. Yang is inspiring, but it is too early to expect concrete results. The middle line is the 'man' line, it can also be about you yourself, not only what you do.
If this project does not need a concrete solution, yang can be very positive. It will continue to inspire and bring joy and brightness. Even if it stays unsubstantial in a material sense, it can improve the lives of people, like movies, holidays, love or a guiding star. But stay within limits, yang brings increase, but without yin it is prone to deplete itself, it is relentless and tends to be too cold or to strive too much. Plans may be too theoretical or even illusionary. If you are aware of this and rein it in, yang brings the joy of inspiration, plans, and visions.
Inspire yourself and your surroundings.
The three helpers
Each line, active or at rest, summons one of the 8 trigrams as a Helper.
For an activated line: telling you what you need - or about a problem area or something to avoid.
For a stationary line: this is what you already have or do or what you don't need. Often we just need a reminder of our abilities. Or it could be what you wish or fear - but will not happen.
Active lines are the helpers to change things, they listen to intentions, which can come from you, surroundings, or fate. Stationary helpers are part of the core meaning, they are your soul talking, but they also see the impossibilities. They reinforce the overall power of a reading.
Advice or help for the initiative:
Dui, Lake, with her ability to resonate and persuade
Advice or help for the subject:
Xun, Wind, with her power to choose and influence.
Advice or help for the outcome:
Li, Fire, with her power to discern and create order .
But when things are not satisfying, it might be that one or more helpers don't help enough - or try too hard. Or maybe you don't listen carefully enough.