The modern translation for I Ching No. 47 is confining………………………………on the light and bright side:
Cat in the Box (Shelby)
Raven cage, Tower of London, 2012
On the dark side:
Prisoner entrance, Tower of London, 2012
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Friday photos: I Ching No. 52 Keeping still
22 Jan Fossils 1
Fossils 2
Fossils 3
Treptichnus pedum: Earliest widespread complex fossil body.
Anthropoda: Invertebrate, exoskeleton, segmented body.
From the Cambrian period of the Paleozoic Era 500 million years ago.
Stones used to build this wall @ Clinch Mountain overlook. They stay “still”.
I have not studied geology since Mr. West’s 8th grade Earth Science class. Please advise of corrections required. Thanks to Wikipedia for the science jargon refresher!
NOTE: Fossils are not good examples for illustrating I Ching concepts. I Ching is an elegant text on changes and transitions in life. The time interval for changes are more aligned with days and seasons than with hundreds of millions of years. I choose these images because of the detail, movement and abundance of ocean life which was trapped and “kept still”.
Friday Photo: I Ching No. 34 Power of the Great
8 Jan“Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord.” Genesis 6:8 Chapel window @ US Naval Academy
Friday Photo: I Ching No. 27 Providing Nourishment
11 DecBirthday cake from the Hummingbird Bakery, London
Well….cake may not be the best nourishment for the body, but it is essential for celebrations. I also highly recommend the Cake Bake Shop in Indianapolis.
Friday Photo: I Ching No.35 Prospering
4 DecNeuschwanstein Castle, Bavaria, March 2012
Wikipedia sites the design of Neuschwanstein inspired both Walt Disney’s Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella’s castles.
Friday Photo: I Ching No. 42 Augmenting or Increase
27 NovFrom the kitchen of Neuscwhanstein, Bavaria 2012
Friday Photos: I Ching No. 57 Wind and No. 58 Lake
6 NovThere are many layers of meanings associated with I Ching. I captured some of them on my I Ching inspiration page. Hexagram 57 and 58 are both double trigrams for wind and lake respectively……soooo how does a wall become a good match for wind? This particular wall located at the Clinch Mountain overlook…windy; and part of the text refers to the penetrating nature of wind….well I was fortunate get this image of shadow and wall as a vanishing point or penetrating image.
I Ching No. 57 Gentle penetrating wind @ Clinch Mountain
I Ching No. 58 Lake view @ Clinch Mountain overlook
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