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Gen :: Still

Back still: body still : Walking in the courtyard unseen1: no harm

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Back still: body still : Walking in the courtyard unseen1: no harm

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1st
Though you are at the threshold of something, about to enter in, you are advised to stay still. Resist the urge to move.
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second
2nd
There is a feeling of suppression. Though there is an urge to move (fight or flight), you only fidget. Your heart is heavy with a feeling of loss, but don't move!
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third
3rd
Inaction seems humiliating but keeping still is, in this case, a matter of sur-vival. Forced to turn the other cheek (wounded back), your emotions smolder. Do not budge!
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fourth
4th
Stillness feels natural. The practice of disciplined stillness has finally introduced you to inner peace, acceptance, and/or meditation. What was once a feeling of suppression dissolves into deep relaxation. This is the posture of transcendence.
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fifth
5th
Your insight and wisdom find expression. A few well-chosen and honest words from a clear and calm heart/mind set everything in order. Being calm, even doing nothing, in this case, says a great deal.
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Movement inspired by meditation is like no movement at all. A clear and calm view of things reveals natural movement. Movements naturally arise from your heart when you are rooted in stillness.

Image

Gen is the stillness of a mountain. In the image there are two mountains, one above and one below. The mountain above represents the clarity and calm of meditation, spiritual realization and the mystical inspiration of divination.

The mountain below represents the courage of restraint in the face of physical punishment or suppressive discipline like the slow humiliation of sacrificed captives. This sort of courage transforms negative emotions into inner peace.

Together the two images represent the view, path, and fruition of meditation.

Auspices

You are advised to keep still (resist the urge to move) and enter the unseen (meditation)-two actions, which are non-actions. Good fortune comes from keeping still. Let things arise of themselves. Do not struggle.

Good for rest, self-cultivation, inaction, withdrawal, vacation, and retreat.

Bad for planning, external progress, and aggression.

Comment

Gen is about the nature of stillness and the potential for wisdom and inspired action that is inherent in stillness. The first kind of stillness, expressed in the lower three lines, is a stillness that is imposed-self-restraint. This discipline creates an inner struggle that smolders like a volcano. It is the myth of spiritual heroism.

The second kind of stillness is one that is simply found-self-evident. It is the stillness of non-conceptual meditation or deep trance. This sort of keeping still is the natural and effortless expression of our true nature and inspires acceptance, spontaneity, and generosity. The first stillness maturing into the second is the end of dualistic struggling and the definition of refuge, libera-tion-the path of wisdom.

Other Correspondences

Business: Vacation, executive retreats, retirement and postponement.

Disharmonies: Paralysis, long-standing chronic conditions, and blood stagnation.

Prognosis: Fair. The patient may recover from an initial setback, but there is also the possibility of a coma-even (peaceful) fatality.