February Forecast From The I-Ching

Hello and welcome to this I Ching reading.

I'm going to start with a brief background before we'll go into the information relevant for this month.

So the Chinese book entitled the I Ching translated directly into English means the book of changes and this book discusses the only constant in life namely change and it's a guidance to assisting one during small changes or great changes.

However the I Ching does not predict or prescribe a future outcome.

It indicates a suitable course of action to take in a particular situation.

So when consulting with the I Ching it's an interactive experience because your intuition and knowingness is called upon.

So as I go through and discuss with you this reading I invite you to mindfully notice what sounds right for you,

What makes sense for you right now,

What do you feel resonates within your physical system.

These are all indicators for you of what will benefit you to take heed of.

Sometimes it's also important for one to notice what really makes you feel uncomfortable maybe that you don't want to look at because often it's the things we don't want that are actually going to be beneficial.

But trust your intuition with knowing when that is so for you.

So with my interpretation coupled with your interpretation you get to create this divine link between the state of the subjective psyche and external events that are impacting your life as well as the lives of others.

Now the text from the I Ching originates in the form of trigrams and these trigrams later developed into hexagrams and the trigrams essentially form the basis of the code of creation or the universal lords.

These symbolic representations are very similar to sacred geometry and they hold specific frequencies.

Now the trigrams are comprised of lines which represent the polarities of yin and yang.

Yin being the powerful feminine,

The dark,

The reflective nature,

While yang is the powerful masculine,

The light and the very active nature.

So this archetypal language of the yin-yang philosophy along with Daoism and Confucianism are all at the heart of the I Ching.

The I Ching was first introduced into the West in the 18th century but it really only took hold in about the 1940s after a German missionary Richard Wilhelm he translated the I Ching into English and then it became a very very popular book and is one of the most widely sought after read and sold books nowadays.

I'd like to take a few moments as we move into the reading to set an intention with you.

If you are able to pause what you're doing for a minute or two and please do so so we can set our intention together.

You may want to close your eyes if you are not able to do that you can just focus on bringing your attention down the body into the feet and grounding yourself in the heart.

The head down just taking a breath in exhaling moving to the side all thoughts and emotions.

Taking one more deep breath in exhaling whatever you need to exhale and now let's set the intention.

I trust 100 percent that the information that I'm about to receive both externally and intuitively is for my highest good.

Breathe in and then let that go.

The hexagram for February 2025 is number 28 and this talks about our relationship with death.

In other words our deepest fears our deepest fears link with death some way shape or form.

Death of the ego,

Death of the self,

Death of the physical body,

An ending.

When you hear this what does this evoke in you?

What memories arise?

What sensations are in the physical body and what other emotions come through?

By taking the time to look at our deepest fears along with our shadows parts of us that sometimes don't want to acknowledge but when we have the courage to do so after some time we start to uncover the beauty of them and the light that they provide,

The wisdom that they bring and the rewards from this experience that we reap is the ability to now walk alongside our fears,

Our shadows and not be fearful of them but instead know that they are there for a reason.

They help us to be more aware of ourself,

They help us to have compassion for ourself,

For others and it strengthens our courage our courage to deal with and face the dark side of life.

Which there must be in order for the light to be there.

We see the twinkling beautiful shining stars in the sky because of its depth of darkness.

So let's see our own darkness in the same way.

The strength that we receive from facing our fears allows us to exceed our own greatness and this brings us to the title of hexagram number 28 which is exceeding greatness.

The image of this hexagram is comprised of a broken yin line at the bottom followed by four solid yang lines and then another open or broken yin line at the top.

And this image represents trees hidden beneath the waters of the marsh.

Trees of course are filled with wisdom but the waters of the marsh can be deceiving,

Creating an illusion.

The I Ching says quote the wise man stands alone,

Has no fear and keeps retired from the world without regret.

Isolation may be necessary to survive this tasting time end quote.

So we hear quite clearly that we are invited to spend time in solitude.

Solitude does not necessarily mean physical solitude but certainly quietening of the mind,

The going within.

Or when we are really still and settled then we can truly start to see through those murky marsh waters.

The lower triagram of the yin yang yang lines talk about growth,

Flexibility and separateness.

The upper triagram of yang yang yin talks about joy,

Success,

Achievement.

And now we receive the clear message of if we deal wisely with that which is beneath there is opportunity for great success.

Allowing us to exceed our greatness and this really is a powerful opportunity that shadow work provides.

Another commentary from the I Ching quote you are in a particularly critical situation but if you have the right and proper attitude you can expect things to favor your winning through.

Act boldly and confidently and this unusually threatening situation may be completely diffused.

Assessing how you should go about this undertaking is an important prior step.

Taking your own nature and all other circumstances into consideration.

Then take the action you consider the most appropriate and you will be successful.

The needs of the situation should decide your action not your inflexible inclinations.

So as you move through your day-to-day experiences remember that you are not only responding with your conscious awareness but also with your subconscious parts.

And it's these often unseen parts of the self that we are invited to be more and more aware of during this time.

Interestingly Instagram number 28 came through for November 2024.

So it will also help to reflect on what was happening in your life at that time.

How you were managing conflict and also any internal reflection that you recall.

There will be some awareness from November that could be quite relevant and helpful in expanding your level of awareness now.

Let's take a moment to inhale and exhale a few times.

Just allow all that information to settle and give yourself a minute now as we're going to move into a time of quietness.

Just be,

Don't try and process,

Join dots,

Understand,

Figure out this time ahead.

Know that the body,

Your systems,

Your intuition,

Your subconscious,

It's all busy processing.

Just give it space to do its work in stillness just for the next minute.

And slowly bringing your attention back to your breath,

Your whole body,

Feeling yourself connected to the surface beneath you.

Taking a slow inhalation,

Exhaling,

Letting that go.

And as you work through your shadows,

The dark parts of yourself,

Consider using your dreams to talk to you and provide guidance or information.

To do this,

Ask a question before going to sleep at night and record your dreams when you wake up in the morning and do this for a few nights in a row.

If you don't recall your dreams,

Do know and trust that the processing of that question to answer has and is taking place.

When we sleep,

Our subconscious and conscious have many deep layers of conversations,

So to speak.

I do also have two archetypal courses for you on this platform,

Which will guide you to work through not only the shadow aspects but also the light aspects of particular traits and behavior pattern.

However we decide individually to work through our dark aspects in this time,

May we remember each other and that we are all in this experience together.

May we be gentle with ourself,

With others,

May our heart open and may compassion for this life that is filled with such brilliance,

Such grace,

May this compassion grow and grow.

I wish for you a month that is filled with growth and it's beautiful when.

Thank you for listening to this Eaching Reading for February and I look forward to meeting you back here next month when we will be looking at the Eaching Reading for March 2025.