Weekly I Ching - January 12 2025

Summary

Last week we received a “doubled” hexagram, that of fire. This week the pattern repeats, all be it with a different trigram as the basis: joy. This is an auspicious sign, and denotes a state of bliss. Joseph Campbell tells us to “follow our bliss”, as it is the most reliable assurance to know that we are on our path.

Enjoy then the feeling of bliss this week, and harvest whatever inspiration you can to put to use later. Gather with friends to share the vitalising force. Things for the moment are perfect as they are.

Oracle outputs

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

Hexagram

The hexagram for this week is Li, Fire.

• Above: Tui, Lake

• Below: Tui, Lake

The Image

Closing remarks

The third and fourth lines in change give us hexagram 5, Hsü, as an echo. This hexagram is about waiting, and sets us up for a more “patient” feeling to end the week. We have a full moon overhead tomorrow, the first of the calendar year.

Blessings to you all.