I woke up on September 30th with the clearly formed thought that Hexagram 39 is describing exactly what just happened in Appalachia. Water over Mountain. I first came to know Jian as it was described to me by a teacher. They said it reminded them of the movie Fitzcarraldo, in which the title character, played… Read More
Water Rooster Month : Hexagram 53
Hexagram 53 is the matching Hexagram for the Water Rooster pillar. This year, the Water Rooster month starts on September 7th and ends on October 8th when we begin the month of the Wood Dog. If you work with the Yi Jing long enough, you will begin to understand that you are being led, that… Read More
Water Monkey Month 2024
Did you know that every pillar has a matching Hexagram? In a Water Monkey month, the matching hexagram is Number 7 which is called Army or Gathering. On the left side of the ideograph Shi 師, we see dui 𠂤 (a heap or crowd) and on the right side we see za 帀 (making a… Read More