Card meaning: Life goes in cycles. There is a time for planting seeds and a time for harvesting bounty. Right now is your time for harvesting. Your innermost dreams and desires are manifesting. Don't stop the flow by doubting the process. All is unfolding according to your highest good.
The Universe wants you to know:
The seeds of desires you planted so long ago (perhaps even before this life) are coming to fruition. Sometimes it's simply a matter of being still, opening your heart, and knowing that you deserve your dreams to come true. You are worthy of greatness, and you have the ability to manifest your deepest and most heartfelt wishes. Timing is everything, and the moment is ripe for those lingering desires to be realized. The bounty of the Universe is pouring into your life.
Questions to ask yourself:
What do I truly desire?
Is there anything I need to release in order to reach my dreams?
What steps can I take to help my heartfelt wishes come true in my life?
Nicolas Flamel was a French scribe and manuscript-seller who lived in the 14th century. After his death, Flamel developed a reputation as an alchemist believed to have created and discovered the Philosopher's Stone and to have thereby achieved immortality. These legendary accounts first appeared in the 17th century.
According to texts ascribed to Flamel almost 200 years after his death, he had learned alchemical secrets from a Jewish converso on the road to Santiago de Compostela.
"The abundance of the Universe is pouring into my life!"
Card meaning: A stream of abundance is ready to flow into your life, but you need to take action to receive it. Believe that you deserve it. Take steps forward by planting seeds for your future prosperity.
The Universe wants you to know:
Right now you are moving toward receiving an outpouring of money, energy, time, and love. However, you must first know that you deserve it. .. and you do. Take action in the direction of your dreams. This is not the time to passively wait for prosperity to fall into your lap. Give deeply and fully of who you are and what you have, for the more you truly give, the more you will receive. It is a universal law. As you focus on gratitude for what you already have, your abundance will grow in leaps and bounds.
Questions to ask yourself:
Am I truly open and ready for abundance to flow into my life?
What could I do to cultivate even more riches? Is there a symbol in my life that could give me insight into what blocks my prosperity?
The ancient Chinese saw this hexagram as being very auspicious. The clinging fire is above the gentle wood (or wind) presenting an image of a fire over which to cook. They also saw Ting as resembling the ceremonial cauldron used by the family on religious and special occasions. These massive cauldrons played an important part in Chinese culture, hence the fact that this hexagram conveys the ideas of sociability and stability. This is a time when you can develop your philosophy of life further. The implication of Ting is that fate plays an important part in all our lives. We are not complete masters of our own destiny and if we think we are, fate will be certain to remind us of the truth. Once we realize that we have to take the rough with the smooth, we can put our energies to better use.
LINE OF CHANGE
SIX at the BOTTOM
You have the possibility of success here, regardless of any inexperience, as long as you approach matters correctly. An incautious and impetuous attitude will only cause you problems.
NINE in the SECOND PLACE
Since you have achieved some degree of success, you might find that others are jealous. In spite of this, there is no cause for concern as long as they hold no power with which to affect you.
NINE in the THIRD PLACE
Difficulties may arise because you are not using your own personal talents to the full. If you take a good look at what you are doing, and make appropriate adjustments, you will soon get back on track.
NINE in the FOURTH PLACE
Unfortunately you are not able to push ahead with your plans because you have underestimated the situation, and there is a shortage of people to help you.
SIX in the FIFTH PLACE
This line indicates success - but only if your attitude is very modest and humble. It is all too easy to get carried away with yourself at this stage to your long-term detriment.
NINE at the TOP
You have achieved much and are now able to see life with much greater lucidity than before. This will have a good effect on all those around you. This kind of vision spreads warmth and understanding.
The top trigram represents the gentle wind, while the lower trigram represents heaven. So the hexagram signifies a powerful force being held back by a lesser force. In human affairs, this points to a time when you are being blocked by a series of events and problems, none of which amount to anything of importance on their own, but cause a major obstacle to progress when combined. The larger your plans and the greater your efforts to implement them, the more hindrances you encounter. This is definitely not the time to attempt any crucial undertaking as you will meet only with failure. Right now you need a gentle approach. If you move forward carefully, overcoming each small obstacle in turn, you can inch toward ultimate success. The top trigram presents the possibility of nourishing rain falling, so the situation is not hopeless.
LINE OF CHANGE
NINE at the BOTTOM
There is no way that you can turn the situation to your advantage by direct action, so sit back and wait for a better moment.
NINE in the SECOND PLACE
If you strike out on your own now, you will find yourself in a lonely and precarious position. It would be to your best advantage to join forces with others who are more familiar with the territory.
NINE in the THIRD PLACE
What appears to be a window of opportunity opens up before you -but in truth it is rather illusory, because you are not in command of all aspects of the situation. Plunging forward will leave you with egg on your face.
SIX in the FOURTH PLACE
You may feel that everything is going wrong, but in fact there is a chance for you to influence events. If your grip on the situation is strong and your direction clear, you might gain some slight advantage.
NINE in the FIFTH PLACE
Collaboration at this point is vital if you are going to achieve anything worthwhile. Frankness with others and subordination of your personal desires could pay great dividends.
NINE at the TOP
You have reached a new plateau in the struggle to get to the top. Take this chance to rest for a while as there is more struggle ahead. Pushing ahead rashly will only bring defeat and hardship.
