# Weekly I Ching - August 6 2023

By [Temujin.eth](https://paragraph.com/@temujin) · 2023-08-06

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### Preamble

The light rises, and as the morning sun gets stronger it clears the horizon. Now in full view, the day asserts itself. Heaven and Earth seem to meet.

Our hexagram today, _T’ai_, channels that image. It is one of peace, and a clear progression from the previous situation of _Fu,_ which had a single yang line at its base. Now the light has risen to the third line. This is a time of harmony and prosperity, which is hopefully felt where you are. Use this time both for enjoyment, and as opportunity to try to understand why the current harmony is here. Perhaps lessons can be drawn from it that will serve us in future.

### Oracle outputs

    1st: 5,4,4 > Stable Yang
    2nd: 5,4,8 > Stable Yang
    3rd: 5,8,4 > Changing Yang
    4th: 5,4,8 > Stable Yin
    5th: 5,4,8 > Changing Yin
    6th: 5,8,4 > Stable Yin
    

### Hexagram

The hexagram for this week is _T’ai,_ Peace.

![11.](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/c1f01e6711ade2fa7813675104c47d34212ffffee5340e6607c7d5a009a624a9.jpg)

11.

*   _Above: K’un, Earth_
    
*   _Below: Ch’ien, Heaven_
    

### The Judgement

> _Peace. The small departs, The great approaches. Good fortune. Success._

### The Image

![Midjourney prompt: "Heaven and earth unite: the image of Peace"](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/c226c6b85cfe5a5852f4064ee2042118e1fc01c7da87f6a03cfd5f33d42e0d8e.png)

Midjourney prompt: "Heaven and earth unite: the image of Peace"

### The Lines

2 lines are in change this week, in the third and fifth places. The third line reminds us that whilst good fortune is with us now, all things are subject to change.

> _No plain not followed by a slope. No going not followed by a return._

In this way, we are reminded of the Dao’s unending process of change. Only by keeping our inner nature above the external rhythms of fortune and decline do we rise above fate.

The fifth line, which is a yin line, emphasises the value in modest action. Think of how someone of higher rank still listens to the requests of someone they love. This is what will be rewarded with good fortune.

### Closing remarks

None this week.

Blessings to you all.

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