Thoughts
Writing on the Book of Changes
12 August 2026The Inner Law of Your Being — The I Ching on PerseverancePerseverance is the most repeated counsel in the Book and the most misread. Wilhelm's word means correct and firm: not teeth gritted against resistance, but holding fast to your own grain until it emerges.0112 August 2026Like Water Before a Wall — The I Ching on Overcoming ObstaclesThe Book's image for an obstruction is water meeting rock. It does not batter the rock; it pools, it rises, and only then flows on. Being stopped is the work of gathering weight.39
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