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Sunday, 7 August 2011

No. 16, Enthusiasm / Confidence

"Enthusiasm. It furthers one to install helpers and to set armies marching."
We will look at this message from a slightly different perspective, using the Blofeld translation. Blofeld calls this hexagram Repose, which he says was "suggested by the Chinese experts who kindly vetted this manuscript."*

He hesitated to adopt Repose, since it seems completely opposite to Enthusiasm, until he "realized that it must be understood as the kind of mental repose which follows absolute confidence that the action being taken is the right one."

"Recognizing where our true help comes from and how readily it is granted inspires us with the inner independence needed to find the right direction for our lives. This is true Enthusiasm." [Anthony & Moog]

Do you know the direction you want your life to take? The Yi is shouting: Go for it! (Daily Yi)