July 15, 2016:
Calcination continues! We have the three H’s today, hazy, hot and humid, perfect
weather to advance the process of Calcination. On days like this, I often feel beaten down, lethargic, unable
to focus. Sometimes the perfect
way to overcome ego is to beat it down, infuse it with lethargy, and take away
its ability to focus. Maybe I can
make use of this heat.
The other Summer meridian is the one attached to
the small intestine. The small
intestine meridian begins at the outside tip of the little finger (right next
to the heart meridian), and moves up the arm to the back of the shoulder, where
it divides. The inner section goes
down through the heart and the stomach to end at the small intestine, and the
outer section travels up the neck, around the cheeks and through the ear, to
the inner corner of the eye, where it connects with the bladder meridian. The small intestine meridian is the
yang partner of the heart meridian, and it also corresponds with the element
of Fire, to the emotions of sadness and joy (opposites), to expansion and
awareness, acceptance, and the wisdom that is present at the height or peak of
development; added to the list are discernment and nourishment. This makes sense when you remember that
this meridian affects the whole body because it is connected to the digestion
and disbursement of food. The
energies of this meridian separate pure from impure, and this includes both
foods and fluids, and thoughts and beliefs. The small intestine meridian can manifest as pain in the
abdomen, sore throat, hearing problems, pain or swelling of the face; anxiety,
anger, shock and excitement can all have a negative effect on the operations of
this meridian.
A lot of
this makes sense when understood through the lens of Calcination. After all, Calcination is about discernment,
and about clearing the way for more effective nourishment. Calcination affects how we “hear” as
well as how we “speak.” So does
the small intestine meridian.
My Wild Unknown Tarot card for today is the Ten
of Wands. This is a dark card, but
the darkness is caused by the many Wands, acting like dark brambles, blocking
the light that is in the background of the card. Just the anticipation of attempting to push through those
brambles to the light beyond them, or even to cut them away in order to allow
the light in, is overwhelming.
Granted, the end result could be beneficial, but from this vantage
point, all I can see is an almost impenetrable blockage, the overcoming of
which just might take more effort than I have available to me.
It is going to be 91 degrees today with high
humidity; so this card makes perfect sense! I’m going to buy myself one of
those small, seedless watermelons, and munch on that all day.
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