Huan :: Overflowing

The ruler makes an offering before the ancestor altar: Auspicious for crossing the great river

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The ruler makes an offering before the ancestor altar: Auspicious for crossing the great river

6 ::

first

1^st

Rescue and recovery. A strong horse. Auspicious.

You are rescued from a dangerous situation. A setback becomes an opportunity to establish security and success. A gelded horse heals well and becomes more powerful.

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second

2^nd

Overflowing. Trouble disappears.

A miscalculation provides a chance to go forward. In underestimating a situa-tion, you experience a small loss. This loss creates an opportunity to recalculate and ultimately succeed.

6 ::

third

3^rd

Caught in a torrential overflow. No misfortune.

You are caught in a very vigorous tide of events, but there is no misfortune. Big changes bring no trouble because the flow of change is a natural (group) event and not the result of personal (selfish) effort.

9 ::

fourth

4^th

Separated from others by an overflow. Unexpectedly auspicious.
There is safety on the mound.¹

You are caught in a torrent of activity and lose resources and helpers. Despite this loss, the flood of events unexpectedly reveals new and better resources (mound).

9 ::

fifth

5^th

Commands go out and do not recede. The ruler's house is flooded. No danger.

Important changes have been set in motion and cannot be reversed. Though the situation seems threatening for a while; you are safe. Great change is taking place. The purging of what is old upsets you, but there is no real need to worry.

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top

The flood recedes. No misfortune.

You stop worrying. Fear and anxiety recede as the flood of change subsides and the new circumstances grow familiar.

Image

Huan is the echoing sound of a voice chanting at an ancestral rite. The ruler stands in the wilderness on the platform/altar of his ancestors. He reports new births and the victories of his clan. The changes referred to here are not the changes we make personally, but the changes that come in a surprising, nearly overwhelming shape and scale-like a flood.

Auspices

Huan is generally favorable and associated with getting rid of the old and bringing in the new. It is the refreshment that comes from deep and honest spiritual revelation.

Good for sea travel, funerals, marriage, and family matters.

Bad for lawsuits, distraction, and equivocating.

Comment

Huan represents the natural floods that come from time to time. If we can learn to bob and float with them, we will soon be able to plant in the rich soil deposits they bring. Huan speaks of the sometimes unpredictable partnership we have with Heaven. The wisdom of Huan is found in learning to survive. Huan may purge us or bring losses (sacrifice), but it also brings gifts--new and renewed resources. If we are relaxed, we float and, in the end, are left on high, dry, and fertile ground.

Other Correspondences

Business: Acknowledging or hiring assistants, new ventures, and renewal of contracts.

Disharmonies: Miscarriage, sudden onset of illness, emotional trauma, and stress related illnesses.

Prognosis: Fair. The patient may have a cathartic response to treatment. There can be a sudden reversal during recovery.