A Quick I Ching Reading on Hexagram 24
I Ching Hexagrams offers clarity and strategy
To innovate, we must imagine. Pioneers in both art and science have always recognized this truth: breakthroughs come not from rehashing the familiar, but from envisioning new possibilities and boldly venturing into the unknown. In less eloquent terms, it's about activating and embracing change.
The I Ching (Yi Jing) is the shamanic oracle of Chinese antiquity, also called the Book of Change. A collection of 64 change archetypes, manipulations and play arrangements in schematic form, it's one of the oldest surviving forms of divination. I say divination rather than fortune-telling, as the latter tends to suggest deities or other powers that control our human fates, whereas, in my experience as an animist medium and conjurer that it's more about change unfolding according to each situation's principles, and that all things in the process of change are connected. This allows us to determine our exact position in the unfolding process, understand who or what it will impact, and proceed with confidence in our predictions. The I Ching emphasizes probability, analyzing conditions, and envisioning actions to shape desired outcomes or avert dangers. In this way, divining becomes a form of innovation, blending creativity with technical analysis. Viewing the I Ching this way aligns with the perspective of ancient Chinese monks, artists, and thinkers. They regarded the I Ching hexagrams not as a mere divination text but as a wisdom text, describing the forces that guide change and trends. It is proto-Daoist, predating the Tao Te Ching.
The Meaning of I Ching Hexagram 24
For me, I have been interested in Hexagram 24 since last year, when the matriarchs on both sides of my family passed on. The 10, 000 Things—my visions, materializations, and various energy expended—has been mostly returning to my body or the Source. The invitation for me is not so much the emphasis that with endings there will inevitably be a return, but that I can die back without anxiety or needing to "do something" about it. In other words, to return with a sense of active trust and receptive strength. In Eastern philosophy, what is "perfect" or "complete" isn't about adding more, but about removing what isn't needed. Hexagram 24 promises clarity when energy is recalled and made Unseen again, my heart-mind is unencumbered so I can see freely.
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Mimi
Animist spirit medium and owner of Ceremonie