Darkening of the Light
I threw the I Ching on November 6th the day after the 2024 election. The message I received was “Darkening of the Light” (Hexagram #36), followed by “Shock” (Hexagram #51).
I want to offer the wisdom of how to navigate during times of shock:
“Abruptly, your world is not working as you expect; the solid ground shifts under your feet, security slips away and mental constructs shatter…Shock spreads out in waves of contagious fear and hysteria. Suddenly everyone is all too closely in touch with their own emotions – and with everyone else’s – and all are reacting to one another.
It is time to hold onto what you most value and take on responsibility for keeping it safe through the upheaval, like the priest who is charged with safeguarding the temple and altars from the past, for the future. Consider what remains constant and true when everything else in in turmoil.”
Do not make the mistake of “normalizing” this election. It is an anti-democratic movement, a death grip of the patriarchy. The feminine does not stop from rising because of election results. Keep love and compassion a constant. Take care of what you hold sacred and find a way to uphold democracy going forward.
