A Thief's Grace

䷽      ䷾

《䷽小過》《䷾既濟》

Grace opens 623

To Catch a Thief, 1955

六五：

密云不雨，

自我西郊，

公弋取彼在穴。

Changing line #5

"Clouds But No Rain"— The situations we are facing are not nearly as difficult as we have assumed. They are like ominous-looking clouds that threaten rain, but never pelt us with it.

Let us take one step at a time and a good outcome is assured

九四：

無咎，弗過遇之。

往厲必戒，勿用永貞。

Changing line #4

"Give Thinking Some Rest"— This is a time to let feeling, not thinking, guide our next move.

Getting quiet and seeing what our gut tells us is the next small step.

Let us place the intellect aside. Let us follow our heart and intuition instead

初六：

飛鳥以凶。

Changing line #1

"Staying in the Nest"— This line is a reminder not to set out until we have tied up loose ends and are fully fledged. This is a good time to clear clutter or take care of the little things we have been avoiding.

Grace opens the 623 door

She has/holds/uses the key

She initiates the kiss

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Double Door

and potential parallels

62.3

九三：弗過防之從或戕之兇。

Invincible obedience vs being murdered

Or

6(2)3

六二：婦喪其茀，勿逐，七日得。

Six in the second place means:

The woman loses the curtain of her carriage.

Do not run after it;

On the seventh day, you will get it.

䷾既濟:

六二：婦喪其茀，勿逐，七日得。

The second SIX, divided, (shows its subject as) a wife who has lost her (carriage-)screen.

There is no occasion to go in pursuit of it. In seven days she will find it.

John "The Cat" Robie

six parentés

6e trait: 戌 xu Terre – Parents

5e trait: 申 shen Métal – Frères 

4e trait: 午 wu Feu – Officier

3e trait: 申 shen Métal – Frères 

2e trait: 午 wu Feu – Officier

1e trait: 辰 chen Terre – Parents

A transition from chaos to order is referenced by this hexagram.

We have come a long way but the journey is not over. Like a traveller who has traversed a difficult and wide river, we appear to approach our destination. But the riverbank is not the final stopping place. The most difficult work is over, but the wise person never stops moving onward in incremental steps.

We are entering new territory and it will be smooth going at first.

New relationships or projects will get off to the perfect beginning.

But we need to stay balanced internally and externally, or else the road ahead could become bumpy. 

Completion and beginning are deeply connected.

Only one part of our journey is ending.