Recycle fear into love, worry into calmness, and persistent thoughts of doom into kindness, just as you recycle plastic into items of usefulness. Turn that which no longer works for you into something that provides positive energy that can be used for the greater good of self and other. Use the power of your intent, combined with discipline, to enact a new plan for life that is sustainable, healthy, and good. In this manner, carve a new path of heart that will bring that which is needed into your life.
Remain calm and focused on the power of the Great Mother, she who rules the Universe, to guide and protect, to allow only what is necessary to unfold, who wishes only for love, peace, and goodness to fill the hearts of the many. Remain a being of love and light even as darkness may descend. Keep in mind that in the Universe of the Great Mother the light always returns; the sun will rise, the moon will shine, the good hearts will light the way. Whatever happens, keep a bigger picture in mind. Remain loving of heart, kind of word, and act with goodness toward one and all.
You are the source and the light of your own energy. It lies within you, eternal and available. Nurture it, allow it to provide you with the energy, light, and love that you truly are. You are not separate from this eternal source; you are this eternal source. Reconnect with it in every breath you take, in every thought of your spirit self, in every moment you think of love, for love is the energy of this eternal source and that which you are emboldened to embrace and be during all your days. Love is the energy of the eternal source, love is you, love is the answer.
Hold steady in times of stress, letting go of worry and fear. Remain in the good energy of knowing that all things pass and that with hearts centered on the good there is always a chance for justice and peace to prevail. Rather than attack, go inward, and with great restraint tend to the issues of the world within the self, for if you are in a calm state, calmness may reassert itself. If you are in a loving place, love may find its way to the rest of the world too. Remain steady and innerly calm no matter what happens. That is your path of heart for this moment in time.
The gushing river, hammered with thunderous rain, topples the restraining power of its dikes, flooding the lands it borders. We gasp at the breakthrough of this violent release.
As the I Ching points out, in the hexagram of Breakthrough (#43), this release is the consequence of a long period of accumulated tension, such as in that of a cloudburst that results from an extended accumulation of condensation in a cloud that can no longer bear the weight of the water it holds.
That tension was released, on the one side, by those who felt it their patriotic duty to storm the Capital. From the other side, the release took the form of vindication: yes, they had indeed been living under the tyranny of a despot. Those tense energies have climaxed simultaneously, as we approach the end of one era and the dawn of a new. We are now in the time of Segue.
As Bob Monroe wrote in his book, Far Journeys:
“…’segue‘ is defined as a proper interlude of musical melodies and harmonies that moves from the conclusion of one composition to the introduction of another. ‘Proper’ infers a transition that smoothly loses that previous theme or mood and sets the stage for what is to come.” (p. 63)
How now will we compose our segue?
The I Ching states that the facts must be announced truthfully. There is danger, but it does not favor one to take up arms. Nonetheless, the I Ching states: “Even if only one inferior man is occupying a ruling position in a city, he is able to oppress superior men.”
That kind of power must be checked.
On an individual level we are guided to address any passion still lurking in the heart that would obscure reason. Passion and reason cannot coexist, therefore the true fight is to unseat the passion so that good might prevail. If we allow ourselves to indulge in the fires of rage, from any side, we risk devolving a peaceful segue into total conflagration.
There is no compromise with evil; it must be openly discredited. This includes an objective assessment of our own passions and shortcomings. Nonetheless, it is not wise to fight evil with proactive aggression, as this would only enflame its impulse and likely infect the good with evil, as it regresses into rageful reaction.
Perhaps the best segue the I Ching can offer, from the time of Breakthrough, is to shift the composition to one of making energetic progress in the good. The flames of evil require the kindling of negativity to continue to burn. A positive, loving attitude that embraces the opportunity for energetic progress in the good can unify a nation, and a world, that the common good may finally prevail.
