The obstacle is the way, as the Stoics say. It's good that we stilled ourselves, because now there is an obstacle to face. Such is the cadence of life. We have now arrived at the Hexagram 39: Obstacles section of…
Now that we are fully into Cancer season, it's the perfect time to think about keeping still. Hexagram 52: Keeping Still is associated with this section of Cancer.* I like how Hilary Barrett refers to this hexagram as "stilling," which…
Even a mountain can be brought back down to earth. That is the image of Hexagram 15 in the I Ching: the earth and mountain balancing each other out; the valleys are filling up and the mountains are wearing down.…
If there is one thing that Gemini has a hard time with it's stagnation. If you have Gemini rising, Moon, Sun, or other natal planets in Gemini, you know what that's like. Mercury is the planetary host of Gemini, and…
There is much gathering together during this time of Gemini season, at least here in the northern hemisphere. Cookouts and parades. School concerts and other end-of-the-school year activities. Family reunions. Weddings. Softball leagues, baseball games, outdoor pickleball play, and on…