monday, august 22, 2011

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☳ hsieh hexagram ~ deliverance ☵

the I Ching Master looked up from his studies to see a woman with entreating eyes asking, "Master K'lah, may i have a moment of your time?" "of course" he answered with a twinkle from his own eyes,

"i have been expecting you." "but i didn't know i was coming until..." "perhaps not, but i knew" he responded absently looking at his notes, then continued with his full attention on the woman; "you need say nothing gracious woman, let us go find the answer to your query." "but i have not yet stated my...." she began. "no matter, i know that too. come let's breathe fresh air and see what we see."

she followed him to the garden wherein the Master stopped and threw what looked like a handful of toy butterflies into the air. they flitted around for a moment, alive as could be, and then the Master clapped his hand lightly and the butterflies all settled onto a bush in the shape of a divination hexagon. the woman was astounded as he began to talk from what seemed to her was a trance:

"as the lines come out as butterflies, i note that you wish deliverance, or freedom from a problem that has followed you, even to here. i see that Thunder is above Water, proclaiming that your efforts have brought the Thunder to break through the obstacles you have been experiencing. also, can you feel the warm breeze from the southwest on your face? this is announcing an extremely promising time. this is a wonderful hexagram, dear Lady; the obstructions are diminishing, you are breaking from the cocoon,  and a new cycle is beginning for you. this is, yes, the perfect time to positively dissolve all problems. 

"with this" the master went hypnotically, "comes some advice as well: visualize these problems as already separated from the obstacles, so this last bit of work you need to do to emerge into your freedom need not be emotionally brutal or painstaking. you have persevered with right action during this passage of difficulty, and from here you will find the problems can be resolved naturally. you may need only to forgive what, or who, has caused this dark passage to finally be free of it. emotional attachments, dear Lady, are obscuring forces and will cloud your emergence if you do not allow them to fly, as the butterflies, away." the woman noticed then that all the butterflies were indeed in flight, and she felt a new sense of freedom come over her, as the I Ching Master continued:

"so, take heart, gracious one. as you have constantly stood in your truth through this time, you will now see the dissolution of all your obstacles if you maintain that course and let go of attachment to what has already passed. you are very close, and your personal strength, dedication and truth will bring the desired results. you shall be delivered and you will find that a time of joy and contentment is beginning. magnificent portents! as you celebrate your freedom my dear, remember to offer gratitude for the blessings received, and be especially grateful to yourself for making it through."

the butterflies continued to soar as they walked their separate ways; she feeling the emergence of freedom brighter and brighter, and he singing lovingly to the butterflies who surrounded him.

celebrate life and it's blessings

saxz ∞