The Weekly I Ching

#5  Xu  Attending

You have made the approach

Look to your spirit and transform yourself into a great cat in the wild, crouching, waiting for the opportune time to make your move. Whilst waiting look to the things you have developed as if they were your clowder being sure to protect them and not to ignore them. See to the needs of your projects, relationships, tribe and family and keep them close and well looked after, well nourished.

The heat you are feeling is coming from deep in your consciousness.  This heat is generated when true initiation is near. And as Ding is called, you are told in no uncertain terms that you have done well, and you have a grand opportunity before you: the opportunity to make the alchemical mix of love, spirit and fate into the elixir that, when used judiciously, will guide you to the gates of your solitude where, behind those gates, lies peace of mind, success and abundance in all things. 

You are now approaching a new and favorable cycle where diligence will show up on the positive side of the ledger. You are crossing -This is an exciting time for it is from here you can see across the shore all that waits for you. That which you have been working for, dreamed and kept in your heart is in view, you can feel it. This is good.  The knowing of your progress is in place as are you. The challenge is not to let your ego push you too fast or too far in these delicate moments before realizing your goals in love, business, emotions and spirit. 

Power to the PEOPLE!

Bring your legions together

Alone you will survive

Move together and you will prosper.

What lies ahead in your situation is nothing less than great. It will require great risk to achieve even moderate gains. Not that your gain is restricted in any way; it is quite the opposite, in fact. The field is wide open, the potential is greater than great. The access to your fulfillment of desires is risk.

The laws of nature are taking place;

Something you have built or cherished seems to be splitting apart. It is not that the project, situation, or relationship should be abandoned; rather, it is that you should keep still and take no outward action as the current change unfolds.  

You have garnered attention by your recent personal accomplishments and advancements. Normally it would seem that it is time to use this notice as fuel to move further toward your goals. It looks that way… but it is not such a time. Do not fall prey to the temptation of ego to take the good vibes, notice, and acclaim given you by your tribe and community to move further toward your goal of love and abundance. It seems energetically more than possible. Now you will benefit from making a plan and sticking to it.

Setting boundaries is of utmost importance at this time. Your primal self that feeds the soul needs boundaries in order to operate in the most efficient, loving, and healthful way. Without clear boundaries, all you know and love can fall into chaos, and all you have worked and cared for will hit the proverbial fan.  

There is opportunity rising. The opportunity of retrieving a beautiful aspect of self that has been let in the shadows. Hidden from view as you strove ahead to abundance and advancement. You have been in the action and attitude of giving. Giving love, advice to benefit your family, tribe and relationships. Now the benefit is to prepare your self to receive. To clear the way that has gotten musty and cluttered with ego, personality and greed for more. You have not been wrong in these very human actions, but now the great cleanse is called for where you have the opportunity to clear the way so you way proceed on the road before you to commence on the journey to the road less travelled. It is on that road where the removing of old ways and no longer useful patterns that have held you in the prison of shame and doubt this clearing or cleansing is to leave room for the returning and for refreshment of all that is good in this coming cycle of retrieval and creation. 

The ritual table of initiation is set and is waiting for you to be the guest as well as the host. As you nourish yourself, so are you to nourish all around you. The architecture of this hexagram is an open mouth. It is symbolic of hunger for knowledge of the self. This is a time of receiving, that is certain, but just what to receive and how much is the question answered in this hexagram. 

In your present situation there are areas of disharmony in health, commerce, love or on your path to oneness with the divine. Wherever you are being challenged you are in a positive flow and you must make these corrections. Procrastination at this juncture is ill-advised. Your truth lies in practicality and reality.