The
Six Agencies of Physical and Mental Well Being:
Based
on Commentatory Principles of Hexagram Structure
Guiding
Parameters and Principles
~
Idealized Characteristics of
Inner and Outer Trigrams
~ Traditional Societal
'Identities' Associated with Each Line
~
Relationships of Correspondence
and Holding Together
Between the Lines
~
The Ultimate Harmony of a
middle way
~
Deep Meanings Found in
Combinations of Abstract and Concrete
The
Theory
Human health is
reflected in unceasing biological energies emanating both from
yielding natural forces and from firm ones. Our health and well
being depend on a harmonious balance of these forces as they
intermingle within our organism. Illness is a reflection of
imbalances caused by lack of self-awareness and/or care.
The
Schematic Arrangement of The Six Agencies of Health
[TUI] Last LESSONS AND CHANGE: LASTING EFFECTS
[KEN] 5th
RESOLUTION: RECOVERY OR
DECLINE
[LI] 4th
MANIFESTATIONS: THE
APPEARANCE OF SYMPTOMS
[K'AN] 3rd
BIOCHEMICAL: CHANGE AT THE
MOLECULAR LEVEL
[SUN] 2nd
PSYCHOLOGICAL: IDENTITY &
ATTITUDE
[CHEN] First
AWARENESS: BELIEFS &
SENSITIVITIES
Application
of the Principles of Hexagram Structure
E First
AWARENESS: BELIEFS & SENSITIVITIES
A [May
correspond with the 4th.]
R Energies
flow from the earth into our biological existence.
T They
can be understood and managed best through intuition
H and meditation at this level.
H and meditation at this level.
2nd
PSYCHOLOGICAL: IDENTITY
& ATTITUDE
[Rests
on the First and corresponds with the 5th.]
Health and illness
are experienced in an abstract form as we attempt to
understand
and sometimes, unfortunately, to also judge our evolving
states of well being.
states of well being.
M 3rd
BIOCHEMICAL: CHANGE
AT THE MOLECULAR LEVEL
A [Rests
on the 2nd
and may correspond with the Last.]
N Processes
beyond our direct control are always at work inside
/ our bodily systems. This line represents the transition from our
W inner selves to the reality of appearances. It is also one of two
O agencies men/women directly associate with our day-to-day
M well being; human-centered, and it is influenced by firm energy.
/ our bodily systems. This line represents the transition from our
W inner selves to the reality of appearances. It is also one of two
O agencies men/women directly associate with our day-to-day
M well being; human-centered, and it is influenced by firm energy.
A
N 4th
MANIFESTATIONS: THE APPEARANCE OF SYMPTOMS
[May
correspond with the First.]
This agency signifies our awareness of our our health affects the
actions we decide to take. If we have judged
ourselves, we may
assign blame or act out of fear. If we are listening carefully
in a non-judgmental way to what our body is
telling us, we act
sympathetically. Representing The Time of
Illness;
it has the potential of yielding, receptive energy.
H 5th
RESOLUTION: RECOVER OR DECLINE
E [Rests
upon the 4th
and corresponds with the 2nd.]
A The
governing agency of our well being operates with the
V strong
influence of firm energies. All four previous agencies
E play
a role in outcomes, however the inherently spiritual nature
N of
this energy has the potential to overcome even serious illness.
Last LESSONS AND CHANGE: LASTING EFFECTS
[Rests
on the 5th
and may correspond with the 3rd.]
If we move on, using the lessons of our illness to better care
for
ourselves, making adjustments of a preventative nature,
we have
seen the meaning of The Time of Illness. If we do not,
we have
not completely restored ourselves to health;
and 'the seeds of
change' will have already been planted for
future confrontation
with our body/mind.
Use
of The 'Agencies of Health' Theory in Yijing Divination
When an inquiry
specifically mentions illness (or health maintenance), and also when
a received response contains a strong element of that situation, any
changing line(s) provide a focus on one (or more) of the six
agencies, as described above.
If there are no
changing lines, one should reflect on the essential notion that
health is a personal responsibility, and a reflection of our harmony
within the universe.
