September 2nd 2023.
China's topography is diverse and offers an abundance of natural beauty. From snow-capped mountains to forests and farms, China is home to a plethora of stunning landscapes.
When it comes to music, Chinese musicians have been playing the same notes since the third century dynasties. Known as Sa, Re, Ga, Pa, Dha and Ṡa, these notes are used in the Bhopa raag. Music has been known to bring about specific changes in the chemical composition of the mind and it is often played on a lulling flute or a stringed instrument.
I Ching Hexagrams are used for divination and bring about clarity of vision and a sense of purpose amidst pandemonium. Chinese flutes have six holes that play all the notes except the initial ‘Sa’. These are covered with six fingers. The three other holes include the top and bottom hollow and the whistle space near the mouth of the flute. These represent the three coins, while the bamboo of the flute represents the yarrow. When the holes are created, it becomes a yin. Every time any finger is lifted from the yin or the hole on the flute, there is a Hexagram that shows a broken line.
Hexagram 9 or Hisiao Ch’u, also known as The Taming Power of the Small, is traditionally depicted as a group of Chinese women working in a field. They are wearing traditional attire and are plucking or sowing paddy. There is a tree and a hut in the backdrop, with a man working slightly away from the women. This Hexagram suggests the power of the small grain yielding the grain of food for survival, as well as the necessity of strong inner constitution and a good sense of timing. The I Ching suggests that rather than wasted efforts to change the outside, focus within.
In the 17th Century, St Francis Xavier and the Jesuits had spent almost two millennia in China and were on the move out. They decoded the text in such a way that they could use it as an argument to prove the universal truth of Christianity. The Jesuits influenced German philosopher and mathematician Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, who created the binary code used in modern computers.
Interpreting Hexagram 9 line by line, the first line shows the subject pursuing their own course, the second line represents the subject returning to their own path, the third line indicates disorder in relationships, the fourth line is magnetic in nature and measures up to the level of sincerity and truth, the fifth line indicates using resources and sincerity to gain neighbour’s confidence, and the sixth line indicates progress has stayed and restraint is expected.
The I Ching Hexagrams can help you find clarity of vision and a sense of purpose amidst pandemonium. By interpreting Hexagram 9 and understanding its metaphors, you can learn to make the best use of I Ching’s healing and guiding energies for divination.
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