NODAL ENVIRONMENT 3-50

Hexagram 3

DIFFICULT BEGINNING

ACTION: PERSERVERE

INFLUENCED BY: HEXAGRAM 23, SPLITTING APART

UNDERLYING PRINCIPLE: HEXAGRAM 50, CAULDRON

RA/NOT-SELF: CONFUSION

Hexagram 50

CAULDRON

ACTION: REFINE

INFLUENCED BY: HEXAGRAM 43, BREAKTHROUGH

UNDERLYING PRINCIPLE: HEXAGRAM 3, DIFFICULT BEGINNING

RA/NOT-SELF: TRADITIONAL VALUES

AVOIDING vs. SURRENDERING TO YOUR LINE OF GEOMETRY

Walking in the Dark

Avoidance of all challenges. You are filled with fears of the unknown and tend to avoid any surprises and unexpected situations. Living deeply in your comfort zones, afraid to leave that what is familiar. Possibility of clinging onto tradition and religion. You are somebody who gives up on things easily and avoids dealing with anything that seems difficult. Always obeying the rules and doing what is expected of you. This is possibly the most easily homogenising place to be, living a standardized life, running in circles of what is known and predictable. You can become a loner who really doesn't want to have anything to do with the scary outside world.

Walking in the light

Transcending difficulties and oppositions bring you to rebirth. In the self, this is one of the most spiritual environments. Your path carries great transformational learning. You are confident and fearless when encountering new situations. You see difficulties as tests of strength, and know that perseverance brings success. Understanding that in a hexagram of cauldron something is still cooking, and it takes time, the progress is never instant. If you pay attention you can notice how often you are experiencing what feels like fated situations. If you dare to leave your cave and place your self in the sun, life will nourish you.