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We can pretend not to see.

Spirit shares His understanding of the timeless wisdom of I Ching. Today’s lesson relates to the lived situation expressd by Hexagram 36 – Damage to Illumination.. Earth is over Fire; yin over yang. Damage to Illumination follows Advance (35), and leads to People in the Home (37).

“The Universal Law of Change is connected to but separate from other Universal Laws such as Karma.We have no power to prevent change for we are part of all that Is changing. We co-create, with all life, not what changes but how it and we change.

“Damage to Illumination expresses this Universal reality. We can  pretend not to see or accept even what we cannot honestly deny.”

“Why would we pretend not to see?”

“Perhaps for fear of being required to accept responsibility for an undeniable truth.”

“Such as?”

“That we each are part of what is, and we play a role in how it will develop. Did we Advance (35) too quickly, or too slowly, to see how it would affect our Family (37)?

“How can we ever know?”

“What?”

“Anything.”

“Experience.”\

“Isn’t there an easier way?”

“No.

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Spirit’s I Ching – 37 – People in the Home

People in the Home follows Damage to Illumination.

 

Spirit explains:

 

People in the home refers to family, whether related or chosen.

Damage to illumination is caused by something or someone

Blocking or restricting a source of light.

 

Is the message one of doom?

 

Not necessarily.

 

Okay, what is it, please?

 

You seem willing, if not eager to hear what you may already know.

You must, sooner or later choose, as we each must, between

Those who are close to you in one way, and those who are

With you on your path to greater illumination.

What is your choice?

 

As it has always been, I seem to need both.

 

Yes.

 

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I Ching 36 – Damage to Illumination

Today’s I Ching – Damage to Illumination.

 

Spirit explains:

 

Dust on a mirror reduces or damages the mirror’s ability

To clearly reflect light and our image within the mirror.

 

Physical reality and the world of matter can seem to be

As dust on a mirror, creating a dream-like atmosphere

That we mistakenly believe is reality.

 

However, with intention and practice we become

Increasingly enlightened and ever-more aware of

The path, our path, and where it is leading us.

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I Ching 36 – Damage to Illumination

Today’s I Ching – 36 – Damage to Illumination

Earth above, Fire below.

Damage follows Advance in the Order of the Hexagrams.

 

Spirit explains:

Advance expresses progress. Fire is above the earth and can move freely.

This is not the case with Damage to Illumination, where Fire is below the earth, with it’s light and heat constrained, contained. This can appear to damage our sense of freedom.

 

What now?

 

To everything there is a season – the ancient wise people knew this truth.

Accept what is but prepare to move forward when opportunity permits.

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