(Change cast December 27, 2022, 8:08 AM EST)
節 (jié)
Articulating / Limitation
Hexagram 60
夬 (guài)
Displacement / Break-through
Hexagram 43
All that time spent
prospecting for the source –
the fountain of youth
overflowing.
“Mountains come out of the sky and they stand there.“
The sought-after
hidden in a forgotten cave
no further away
than your thumb.
(Time Celebrants, poems written out of encounters with the I Ching, The Book of Changes.)
泰 (tài)
Peace
Hexagram 11
大畜 (dà xù)
The Taming Power of the Great
Hexagram 26
(Change cast using the coin method, December 1, 2022, 12:49 AM EST)
In awe, this unexpected guest remains –
Who dares disturb the hushed splendor
with trivialities?
Come, sit by the fire
until the last log but embers
and your smile surrenders to yawns.
No need to rail against headlines –
the oak will revive come spring.
The unseen roots,
how far they must reach!
Child,
in days distant
you will recount for
your children’s children
tales of depleted shelves
in all the frantic markets.
Orion hung low in the sky
when the walls came down.
(Time Celebrants, poems written out of encounters with the I Ching, The Book of Changes. Here you can find an Introduction to the I Ching I wrote for those that are interested.)