Welcome and thank you for joining me in this I Ching reading where we are receiving the message from the Tao on dealing with barriers or difficulties.
My name is Helen and I invite you to take a few breaths and do what you need to,
To arrive more and more into Presence.
This ancient system of the I Ching which is so applicable today requests for our participation and thus to be relaxed,
To be centered,
Assists one in this process of not only receiving this ancient teaching but also being aware of one's own inner guidance.
Grounding down,
Let's send the breath into the earth,
Let's send the breath into the heavens and now let's breathe into our heart center with a relaxed soft body,
A mind that is quietening and a heart that is opening.
Let's set our intention together to trust.
I trust the wisdom I am receiving through the I Ching and from my own inner guidance is for my highest good and the greater good of all.
You can affirm that by saying aloud or silently,
I trust and on your next exhalation position your hands so that your palms are facing upwards in a position of receiving and even while we know we are about to receive,
We choose to release expectations and simply trust.
Returning to the breath and the body,
The surface beneath you whenever you need to,
To ground yourself,
To center yourself.
If we look at the image of this hexagram we have got a trigram of yin yang language indicating the elements of water above the mountain.
So water is yin yang yin and mountain is yin yin yang.
So looking at this image shows water being trapped at the top of the mountain.
It can't follow its natural course.
So this teaching is a guide on how to deal with obstructions or impediments in whatever area of life.
Let's start by looking at the positioning of the water.
It is at the top of the water.
So you can imagine being on top of a mountain,
The view that one has,
The sight and so this is a direction to develop one's insight and heighten one's awareness in order to see a way down the mountain or through obstacles.
Because if we look at the yin yang lines on paper,
We can see that the way is nearly open.
The pathway between that opens the great way just has one or two barriers and with any blockage or dilemma or obstruction on the pathway,
One needs to be cautious and perhaps pause to consider what is before one.
We are urged through this wisdom from the teaching to exercise caution before moving forward and perhaps seek advice of experienced elders and to definitely connect to the wisdom within,
The wisdom of spirit,
Of source and the I Ching hexagram 39 explains it through these words.
It will be advantageous to meet with the great man.
To prepare for proper action to deal with difficult situations that face you,
It would be advisable to seek the necessary wisdom through meditation and the consulting of wise and experienced people.
Knowing when and when not to act is a wise capacity and you may need to develop this ability in order to deal with present situations.
During times of danger or stalemate,
You must focus on the development of your true self.
This repetitive guidance that we receive from this teaching to go within,
To consult,
To pause,
To reflect,
This all points us to knowing the self and in this instance very much knowing one's thoughts.
So if you bring to mind a particular obstruction that you may be experiencing right now and then reflect on your past ways of approaching it,
Of thinking about it,
Of seeing it,
What do you notice?
And what can you leave behind you?
What old thinking pattern?
It could be a pattern of a long time,
It could be a certain way of thinking just in relation to this situation.
Is there a certain way of thinking that perhaps is outdated or needs to be transformed?
And it's this turning around of one's thinking that enables one's position in this experience and in this hexagram where we see the way is blocked and if we turn around the way is open.
The I Ching actually says about this,
Advantage will be found in the southwest and the contrary in the northeast.
In other words,
The direction that we are facing that currently holds the barriers,
We are asked to turn the other way,
Face in the opposite direction because that way is where we find the open way.
But before we take a physical action,
Let's first consider the internal,
Let's first get our inner house in order and create a coherence between our thoughts and our hearts.
Breathing gently in and allowing all this wisdom that you've been receiving internally,
Externally.
Gently have some space,
Allowing it all to find its place in the right way,
In the right time and put trust in the mountain within you,
Put trust in the waters within you,
In the fire within you,
Knowing that by following these precepts,
You are inviting in the harmony.
And as the I Ching says,
After entanglements and difficulties,
Your own honesty allows you to overcome the obstacles which have halted you.
Breathing into that and gently letting that all go.
It continues to process in the perfect way for you.
So as you move throughout your day,
Noticing messages from your dreams,
See what further dots join for you without forcing anything,
Just being gently aware.
Many blessings for you at this time of dealing with obstacles or difficulties.
May you know your courage and your peace.
Thank you for your presence and to receive further I Ching guidance,
You can find the I Ching playlist at the bottom.
Of my profile page.
Until we meet again,
Be blissed.
