A situation in motion.
A structure may be losing its ability to hold. Letting unnecessary layers fall away can protect what is still sound beneath them.
A question for reflection.
What needs shelter now, and what no longer needs to be held together?
Bring it into your life.
Think of one recent moment that brings this theme to mind. Describe what happened before deciding what it means. Notice the response that felt automatic, then consider one different response you could try.
Hold the image of earth below mountain alongside your situation: receptivity and support meeting stillness and boundaries. Let the relationship between them open a question.
This is original modern commentary, not a prediction or a translation of the ancient text.
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