A Quick I Ching Reading on Hexagram 24
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.
What is a Morphic Field? Why Are They Important in Magic and the Occult?
I shared in earlier this year that a morphic field is an energy field that is created by those aligned through a shared focus; they can be physically together or geographically apart, and the resonance built by the participants can act as a channel of communication and of shared blessings. Morphic fields are also reinforced by successive generations. The term was formed by biologist Rupert Sheldrake in his work, Hypothesis of Formative Causation, though in esoteric terms, a field is not bound to biology alone. For the purpose of discussion, I am also further expanding on this notion in this update blog post.
Animist Thoughts While Drinking Tea
I find myself asking these questions, or perhaps hearing these questions as I drink my daily Tea.
Today, I am reminded that the unknown, adventure, chaos and transcendence are romanticized, as they are often frightening, destabilizing, violent even.
Much like Tea. A plant of grace and medicine, but also filled with heartache and betrayal (referencing the Opium Wars here).
Why is it that human taking human, human taking land, human taking minerals, human taking anything seems to be the only constant?
Maybe Tea represents the persistence of life, how despite life becoming something you don’t understand, humans doing things you don’t understand.
Maybe Tea is soil, blood, sweat, wind, rain, where this plant will always be more than a crop that is packaged and then diluted.