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Tag Archives: I Ching
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
Follow up Friday Photos: IChing No. 63 and 64
20 NovI Ching No. 63 After Completion
The Elf in Elfcroft has the sewing machine humming making functional gift bags. These gift bags are also known as shower caddies to be given to the women residents of Wheeler Mission this Christmas. I used outdoor fabric (water and mildew resistant) from www.fabricguru.com. Four outer pockets surround the center opening. 25 yards (54″width) made 75 shower caddies.
Ready for delivery
I Ching No. 64 Before Completion
The last two years we filled back packs with socks, gloves, scarves, etc. Several years before that we filled tote bags. Our choice this year are these homemade bags. Bath products to fill the shower caddies will be provided by friends and coworkers.
I read a comment that there was an error with the I Ching translation. “Before Completion” should be 63 and “After Completion” should be 64. This is not an error. Completion in this case refers to work. The interesting concept is that work-in-process (WIP) has multiple completions. I could have chosen to show rolls of fabric for “Before” and the finished shower caddies as “After”. BOLO for a future post with the empty caddies as the “Before” and filled with gifts “After.
And here you have it! I Ching No. 63 Another After Completion
Our leader Kathy
Gloves, socks, etc with great friends
Jennifer directs
Mission accomplished: 72 shower caddy gift bags for the women at Wheeler Mission
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
Friday Photo: I Ching No. 29 The gorge
30 Oct
The gorge at Neuschwanstein Castle, Bavaria 2012 (from the bridge above)
The concept is water flowing without interruption (in spite of obstacles) and reaches its destination…sounds like success to me.
Friday Photo: I Ching No. 7 The Army
23 OctThe classical interpretation for No. 7 is “The Army” as in stored military strength stored up in the people. The contemporary translation is “leading”. I chose this photo to represent both translations.
Ron and Paul Munich 2012
Friday Photo: I Ching No. 5 Waiting
16 Oct
Dedication of Pat Summit statue @ University of Tennessee Nov 2013
The classical definition of hexagram No 5 is waiting. The contemporary definition is attending. I chose this photo to relate to both definitions. Even the posture of Pat Summit’s bronze statue illustrates waiting/attending as she did on the sidelines of the University of Tennessee Lady Vols champion basketball teams.
Friday Photos: I Ching No. 12 Standstill
2 OctThe classical translation for hexagram 12 is “standstill”. The contemporary translation is “obstruction”. These photo choices are more contemporary interpretation.
I’m listening.
Half time
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