GRIZZLY PEAR

written snapshots

Category: Divinations

  • Don’t be a prince, be noble.

    不事王侯，高尚其事。
    I Ching 18, line 6

    The footnote to my “Penny Delights” are an extremely idiosyncratic rendition of the I Ching. This is how I normally write them up.

    • Perform a quick reading (Russell Cottrell has a great yarrow stalk program)
    • Pick out the predominant line (using the method described by SJ Marshall)
    • Copy the original Chinese from Project Gutenberg.
    • Paste it into Google Translate (often unintelligible),
    • Reference a couple translations (on Russell Cottrell’s download)
    • Freelance wildly to create a little doggerel that may — or may not — have anything to do with the original.


    Today’s reading was a first. Google translate both made sense and actually aligned with the proper translations. So I passed it along untouched.

    Great life advice to boot!

  • Accompany gold, become like gold; accompany jade, become like jade.

    挨金似金,挨玉似玉

    You are influenced by the company you keep. Choose wisely.

    ~

    In testing paid Posts, a novice asks the I Ching:

    How should we approach creating paid Posts?

    A few years ago I learned how to read the I Ching, but I haven’t practiced regularly.

    This is the first serious reading (using yarrow stalks) that I’ve done in 2022.

    Caveat emptor. The wise may caveat skedaddle.

    ~

    Answer (3:1,2,3 to 48)

    opening response

    ䷂

    (3) 屯 A Rough Start

    Be careful at the beginning. Every new endeavor takes significant effort to succeed. That first step is fraught with peril.

    Changing Line 2

    Horses pull in opposite directions. Given conflicting obligations, this work will be difficult. The maiden waits ten years. It would be prudent to wait. Avoid unnecessary obligations at this moment. There will be a right time to commit.

    ~

    which results in

    ䷯

    (48) 井 The Well

    The Well is a source of nourishment. However a broken jug would be a source of misfortune. If you are not ready, such efforts will harm those you are trying to guide. Cultivate yourself first.

     ~

    Hopefully this was worth a penny. I’d love to hear some feedback on this experiment.

    Thanks for reading!

    Justus