Let's take a minute or three to prepare ourselves to receive the wisdom from Hexagram 20 called Contemplating.
Let your breath guide you to a place of deep relaxation.
Find your gentle rhythm of in and out,
In and out.
Breathing in softness,
Exhaling as you ground down.
Breathing in lightness,
And grounding down.
Breathing in openness,
And grounding.
And keep your rhythmic cycle of breathing.
As you feel your physical body starting to loosen,
Open,
And then notice your mental mind also lightening and opening.
Let's place both of our hands over our chest,
Our heart center,
As we intentionally breathe gentleness into the space and feel it flow through our limbs.
And as your nervous system settles more and more,
Place your awareness around your body just for a few moments,
Becoming aware of the etheric field just in front of you,
Or behind you,
Or above you,
Below you.
And then once more,
Returning your attention to your whole body,
Feeling comfortable and ready to receive.
Let's set the intention now to trust,
Trust that the information that stands out for you,
That catches your ear,
As well as your own internal responses,
Trust that all of these together are creating a unique interpretation and a very personal message for you,
One that aligns with your highest good.
Let's breathe into that as we confirm it with the breath,
And then exhale as we release it with the breath,
Trusting completely.
So when hexagram number 20 comes into your life,
Either intentionally or perhaps indirectly,
It is calling for one to contemplate,
Just as the title suggests.
And so for this,
We need to really take some time to understand what is meant by this.
Let's start by looking at the hexagram and its yin yang language.
There are four yin lines and two yang at the top.
Very strong presence of the primal yin,
Not only in the lower trigram but also in one of the nuclear trigrams.
And one of the overarching archetypes is the mother.
The mother archetype speaks of one who is filled with kindness,
Patience,
But also keen sense of awareness.
The mother is able to see and know things about her children that sometimes the children don't know.
The mother is not hasty.
She knows how to be still,
How to watch and observe,
And she also knows how to take care of herself in order that she may be available to support those who are dear to her,
Those who depend on her.
The mother listens well and also learns easily.
She is available to learn.
And in order to learn something appropriately and effectively,
One needs to have a level of self-awareness,
Bringing one's strengths and one's weaknesses to the process of learning.
Now let's move to look at the elements in this hexagram.
In the lower trigram we have the earth,
While in the upper trigram we have wind.
So wind above earth,
Wind sweeping across the earth.
And this could be felt as being refreshing,
But it can also be felt as a warning,
The winds of change.
So see which of these perceptions,
Or maybe a bit of both,
You are leaning towards.
And as this wind is moving across the earth,
The mother archetype stands quite still and observes the landscape,
Observes the different regions.
And as she does so,
She reflects on what has taken place over the past season,
Maybe even longer.
And with that,
She notices and becomes more keenly aware of the challenges as well as the strengths of this particular landscape.
And then she moves to consider the future in relation to the reflection.
What are the different options?
What are the opportunities?
What does she need to be mindful of?
What needs to be worked on,
Strengthened?
Are there any potential pitfalls?
And without becoming emotionally engaged,
She observes all this different information.
And once she has accumulated these pieces,
Then she rests back and prepares to move into contemplating.
You might see her sighing out,
Lying down,
Or maybe even walking very slowly.
She is completely relaxed and her mind is calm and quiet.
She is not consciously thinking of anything.
The awareness that she accumulated hasn't gone anywhere.
It's there.
And now she's allowing the intelligence of her design to do its work,
And she's trusting that.
And intentionally,
She keeps her mind quiet,
Quiet and open,
Quiet and open.
And when she feels and knows that this process is complete for now,
She gently brings movement into her body and slowly starts to integrate into her physical environment.
And she continues with her day,
Not intentionally returning to the focus of her previous survey,
But she knows,
Having done this so many times,
She knows that the guidance arrives at the right time.
And she also knows the importance of giving it space,
Space to move,
And space to continue in the next part of the process.
And in this way,
She's cultivating clear-sightedness.
And when her guidance arrives,
She knows she will need to and will act upon it.
Perhaps those actions will be internal.
Whatever the guidance is,
She trusts that completely and knows that it is for her highest interest.
And as she feels the winds of change around her,
She remains still and present,
Looking,
Listening,
And learning.
As you consider for yourself now connections that speak to you,
Consider to where you are being guided,
To pause,
To not act,
But to survey your inner landscape.
And when surveying,
What do you notice?
And what options are there for the future?
Do things remain as they are?
And if they change,
In what directions could they go?
And after you've considered this information,
Consider to where you can hear more,
Where you can see more.
And is there anything for you to learn from this situation,
From your experience perhaps that you're currently going through,
Or maybe one that you have been through?
And now,
Can you pause your thinking mind on this information and trust you will receive the guidance you need at the right time and in the right way?
Completely clear your mind.
Bring movement to the body,
Grounding down and slowly engaging with your environment in a gentle way before moving out into other experiences.
I wish you much wisdom in your journey of contemplating.
And if you would like to contemplate on further eaching hexagrams,
You will find an eaching playlist at the bottom of my profile page here on Insight Timer.
Thank you for being here and until we meet again,
Do take care.
