The Rave I-Ching by Ra Uru Hu, Ra Uru Hu
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//-->Gate 1Self ExpressionI Ching name: 'Creative'Harmonic gate: 8The Gate of the Self Expression: Creation as a primal force. The energy potential to manifest inspirationwithout limitation. The most Yang hexagram of all 64 that has a deep need to express oneself creatively.Creativity that demands attention and a unique direction. Doing one's own thing and attracting attention for apotential new direction for the collective. Connected to the G Center and the Knowing Circuit.Line 1Creation is ndependent of Will. The Moon exalted as a symbol of adaptation. Time is everything.Self-expression which has its special timing. Uranus detriment. nstability leads to distortion. Here,patience is a virtue and revolution a vice. Creative instability unless there is patience.Line 2Love is light. Venus exaltedVenus exalted as a symbol of beauty. The required harmony betweenestablished values and ideals that enriches inspiration. Self-expression conditioned by ideals andvalues. Mars detriment. Desires and passions have their place but not at the expense ofCreation.Self-expression limited by desires and passions.Line 3The energy to sustain creative work. Mars exalted as the symbol of the profound need for self-expression. The deep need for self-expression. Earth detriment. Material forces can disrupt creativityand lead to overambition. Materialism disrupts creativity.Line 4loneness as the medium of creativity. The tension of inner light. The Earth exalted as the symbol ofpersonal perspective manifested outside of influence, where the potential magic of inspiration isdiluted. Creativity that must develop outside of influence. Jupiter detriment. Where the potentialmagic of inspiration is diluted. The need to influence that abandons aloneness and limits creativity.Line 5The energy to attract society. Mars exalted for its powerful ego endurance. The power and drive tostay with the creative process. Uranus in detriment, where eccentricity can handicap endurance.Eccentricity that though attractive will limit the drive.Line 6Objectivity. Earth exalted.Clear assessment of creative value. Clarity in creative expression. Plutodetriment. The risk that subjective appraisal will result in disappointment and creative frustration.Subjectivity in self-expression that may lead to creative frustration.Channel:1–8nspirationdesign of Creative Role Model1CreativeSelf Expression8Holding TogetherContributionsGate 2The Direction of the SelfI Ching name: 'Receptive'Harmonic gate: 14The Gate of Higher Knowing: Most receptive of all hexagrams. Receptivity as the primal base through whichany response is determined. The root of action and direction. The seat of the Higher Self in the vehicle, givingdirection to the mechanical 'self'. Connected to the G Center and the Knowing Circuit.Line 1Intuition. Sensitivity to disharmony and atrophy. Venus exalted. The importance of aesthetics whetherinborn or acquired. Higher knowing through aesthetics.Mars detriment. The assertion of ego in spiteof wisdom. The urge for action that will ignore the wisdom of the Higher Self.Line 2Genius. Unconscious and unlearnable alignment of stimulus and response. The natural. Saturnexalted. The inner strength to focus and realize. A natural gift for unlearnable knowing. Marsdetriment. Genius as madness. Knowledge exclusively as power for the enhancement of the ego.The delusion that knowledge is power.Line 3Patience. The teacher that never stops being a student. Jupiter exalted. Dedication to a lifetime ofreceptivity with the maturity to accept that the process never ends. When connected permanently toGate_14 through the Beat Channel, rewards for services rendered. The recognition that receptivity isa lifelong process. Uranus detriment. For the revolutionary patience is a vice. Higher knowing thatcannot wait and demands expression.Line 4Secretiveness. More than modesty, the ability to preserve harmony through discretion. Venusexalted. The higher goal transcends personal acclaim. The team player, acknowledged as the leaderbut never the captain. Where higher knowing does not have to be expressed to be recognized. Marsdetriment. Loose lips sink ships. The unquenchable fire of the ego engenders enmity. The inability tokeep silent when the opportunity arises for expression.Line 5Intelligent application. Mercury exalted. The strategist with Mercury exalted. Reasoned managementof resources. Higher knowing as a gift for strategy. Earth detriment. The inability to shareresponsibility or recognize the abilities of others. Higher knowing as an exclusively individual andselfish process.Line 6Fixation. Unable or unwilling to see the whole picture. With Mercury exalted, less negative, thoughthe intellect becomes absorbed in constant rationalization. Higher knowing that is extremely narrow inits receptivity. Saturn detriment. The need for security may distort awareness to its ultimateperversion, destructiveness. The Higher Self absorbed with the mundane and the need for security.Channel:2 – 14BeatA design of being a Keeper of Keys2ReceptiveThe Direction of the Self14Posession in Great MeasurePower SkillsGate 3OrderingI Ching name: 'Difficulty at the Beginning'Harmonic gate: 60The Gate of Ordering: The fundemental challenge of initiation is to transcend confusion and establish order.The code empowers the potential for mutation. There is Genetic mutation which is inherited by your parentsand ancestors and there is cultural mutation that is received by examples and influences of the culturalenvironment. Connected to the Sacral Center and the Knowing Circuit.Line 1Synthesis. Difficulties can be only overcome when all the pertinent factors have been analyzed. Earthexalted.The understanding that confusion is natural and must always exist before clarity can beachieved. An innate knowing that order will emerge from confusion. Mercury detriment. The relianceon intellect at the expense of intuition can lead to unnecessary frustration. The inability to know thatorder will emerge and the drive to find this knowing elsewhere.Line 2Immaturity. The unrestrained acceptance of guidance. Mars exalted.The unrelenting energy forgrowth will eventually triumph. The energy and potential for individual mutation. Uranus detriment.Internal instability which both accepts and rejects authority simultaneously. Energy and potential thatis conditioned by others leading to instability.Line 3Survival. The ability to recognize and distinguish between fertile and sterile in their variousmanifestations. Venus exalted. In reproduction, the ability to choose the best mate. An innate knowingof what is sterile and what is fertile where the mutation is specifically biological and dependent oncollaboration with others. Pluto detriment. The perverse denial of evolutionary standards. An innatecontrariness which refuses to mutate.Line 4Charisma. Innate quality which attracts valued guidance. Neptune exalted. Physic attunement thatmagnetizes nurturing. A psychic energy which attracts nourishment and ensures ordering. Mars indetriment, where the demands of ego lead to rejection. Confused energy that needs nourishment butis generally rejected.Line 5Victimization. When actions designed to overcome confusion alienate others. Mars exalted. Thecourage to stand by one's convictions. The unique energy of individuality to withstand confusion. TheEarth in detriment, where victimization leads to appeasement and suffering. Confused energy whichis dominated by the ordering power of others.Line 6Surrender. The ultimate maturity to recognize when struggle is futile. Sun exalted. As its lightsustains, so life goes on. The innate acceptance that ordering is a process, not a problem. Plutodetriment. As darkness overwhelms, life can seem worthless leading to depression and the sense ofhopelessness. The overwhelming power of confused energy can lead to depression.Channel:3 – 60MutationA design of Energy which Fluctuates and Initiates, Pulse3Difficulty at the BeginningOrdering60LimitationAcceptanceGate 4FormulizationI Ching name: 'Youthful Folly'Harmonic gate: 63The Gate of Formulization: The energy to succeed despite ignorance. Logic as a means to substantiate thingsas fact. The pressure of a doubt it the potential to have an answer to the doubt. Answers and formulas that areonly potentials, not necessarily a solution or fact. Connected to the Ajna Center and the Understanding Circuit.Line 1Pleasure. Ultimate pleasure cannot be achieved without perfect timing. Moon exalted. The instinct toknow the right moment and circumstances where pleasure is rewarded and not punished. Thepotential to recognize that there is a natural timing to the understanding process. Earthdetriment.Timing is not a product of discipline. Exaggerated self-discipline leads to the abuse ofpleasure. The potential to recognize but the urge to force the timing.Line 2Acceptance. The recognition of limitation in oneself and others leads to tolerance and the suspensionof judgment. Moon exalted. The glorification of feelings. The mother which always pardons the errantchild. The potential to recognize that not everyone can understand. Mars detriment. The assertion ofthe ego at the expense of others' failures. The potential to take advantage of the lack ofunderstanding in others.Line 3Irresponsibility. The general refusal to apply oneself diligently when one can get by with much lesseffort. Venus exaltedWhere art is more valued then the artist. The potential to enjoy the formulas withno regard to their practical application. Pluto detriment. The rationalization of irresponsibility as an actof refocalization. The potential to justify such a process in order to maintain it.Line 4The liar. Role playing as an art form. The actor. Sun exalted. Fantasy protects and nurtures a senseof purpose and reason no matter how misguided. The potential to find or illustrate the formulasthrough fantasy. Saturn detriment. Time always brings humiliation. The potential danger to see thefantasy as fact.Line 5Seduction. Allowing others to assume responsibility as a shield against potential punishment. Jupiterexalted. Unearned reward and recognition. The potential to succeed through the understanding ofothers. Pluto detriment. A life of lip service to antiquated and unsatisfying values. Cynicism. Thepotential for cynicism that comes with always having to acknowledge the understanding of others.Line 6Excess. Repeated and conscious abuse of norms will not escape discipline. Mercury exalted. Thedevelopment through experience of techniques to apply self-restraint. The potential in a logicalprocess to recognize when the understanding is not complete and have the patience to wait out theprocess. Mars detriment. The gall to accept punishment as the price of excess. Despite recognizingthe incompleteness a lack of patience with the process.Channel:4 – 63LogicA design of Mental Ease mixed with Doubt4Youthful FollyFormulization63After CompletionDoubt
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