iChing and dreams

48. The Well

Line 6:

The well receives.
Do not cover it,
have trust.
It is a source of good fortune.

Someone (or something) who is used to providing now needs to take in. Like a teacher who now needs to listen and learn, someone who usually nurtures who now needs to be nurtured, or a giver who needs to receive. There may be a tendency to resist this, but it shouldn't be resisted. Trusting that things will be all right if one lets this, will allow for replenishment of the source.


Overview: Ching is a reminder that even though everything around us is constantly changing the soul needs constant nourishing and this need does not change. It is a time to ensure that the nourishment needed for body, mind and soul remains available and untainted. Ching also emphasizes that you have a responsibility to help provide this nourishment for those who cannot provide it for themselves.

Love: Nourish the soul to help sustain your relationship.

 Changing to 57:

 Overview: Sun is all about the need to be persistent and gentle in your actions. It does not mean that your plans will be unsuccessful because you are proceeding gently rather than forcefully. Unceasing gentleness, not aggressiveness is the key to progress and success. Persuasion and the birth of trust will be far more enduring than threats and coercion. It is a time to allow your thoughts and ideas to permeate the minds of those you are dealing with at their own speed. Be gently persistent in your approach and you will be successful. Adapt to each situation as required. Don't mistake gentleness for docility and don't allow gentleness to become weakness.

General: Although rapid change may be effected by force, enduring change is best effected by gentle persistence.
Love: Patient, thoughtful, and thorough action is the best way to develop trust in your relationship.


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After seeing this iChing the other day, that night I had a dream where I parked my car in a parking lot and had to walk up a dark tree lined street, with the light of streetlamps shining through the leaves.  The street dips down, crosses over a creek, seems to go on for miles.  I was meeting a friend in a building for what I think was going to be a concert, or lecture, or maybe it was a museum?  None of that struck me as weird.  The weird part was that I parked the car and walked that long path three times.   When I woke up, I got the impression that I was "repeating steps in my life". 

Wonder what it all means?