02 Mar 07 Friday
I-Ching: The Little Things
Category: Goals,
Plans, Hopes
Sometimes, when I
can't immediately figure out what I want to do, I go over and visit
Tarot.com for a toss of the old I-Ching coins. I found this reading
extraordinarily
apropos:
Your Present Hexagram
A gentle wind gathers the clouds,
but still, no rain. Softer influences predominate as
the power of the small accumulates. This is a time for smooth and
friendly persuasion.
In the ebb and flow of events, there are always "low tides"
- times when sweeping
action is impossible or inappropriate, but when small matters can
be attended to
profitably, leading to bigger and better things later on. When the tide
is rolling in,
by all means, ride the wave; but when it is receding like it is now, focus
on little things.
When the time is such that you cannot do much to affect large matters,
persuasion
and subtle influence can prepare the way for strength in the future. Use
your intuition
to chart your long-term course, but avoid bold actions for the
moment - they are
unlikely to work. This is an excellent time to refine existing abilities
or develop new
talents.
Be wary of others' intentions if they hold the upper hand in a
situation. Examine
their sources of power, so as to discover subtle influences you may be
able to
exert upon them.
What's so cool about this?
"focus
on little things"
Very
funny, because as a photographer, I have lately been FOCUSING
on MACROS
("little things") ... and finding tremendous
satisfaction in these magnificent images of
small wonders.
The reference to "low
tide" is also fittingly literal, as I have lately lamented the
disappearance of the little floodpools that provide so much material for
my lens.
No doubt, Spring rains will soon fill them up again, and there will be
an even greater
abundance of interesting things coming forth from winter
slumbers.
(Unfortunately, some of them are snakes. 
)
"This
is an excellent time to refine existing abilities or develop new
talents."
Oh. Alrighty then.
8:18
PM
