Practice Peace I Ching Reading for 2027 by Nori Muster I'm sure we all wish people could work together to save our planet. So far, instead of the cooperation and love our planet needs, we still witness a rash of propaganda, racism, and hate. To find the best attitudes in this situation, we can look to the Daoist Book of Changes, the I Ching. Over the centuries, the I Ching has been a reliable oracle. It offers sixty-four sto-ries. These are called hexagrams because they are written in six lines. The lines show us the positive and negative attitudes people might take as they play out their parts in the story. To find the most productive attitudes for 2027, I selected three hexagrams: Challenge (hexagram 18), Returning (hexa-gram 24), and Perseverance (hexagram 32). Challenge We are already familiar with the first hexagram, Challenge, and the work ahead of us to restore our country and to help our planet. We have watched our world fall into chaos and decay. The story in this hexagram is a son and daughter taking up the work of the deceased parents. The first line, yin, shows a child carrying on the work of the parents. There is much op-portunity. The second line, yang, shows a child taking up the work of the family. It is better to do good work than to worry about what people say about us. Through good work, our reputation will be restored. The third line, yang, says the children will make small errors, but that's the best way to learn. The effort is praiseworthy. The fourth line, yin, shows a child dwelling on her parent's mistakes. This mood will bring shame. There is no reason to dwell on other people's mistakes. All humans make mistakes every day. The opportunity to repair the situation falls at the feet of the children. The fitth line, yin, shows a child willing and able to continue the family's work. Because the young apprentice learns to use the right tools, the work will bring praise. The sixth line, yang, shows one who follows a career outside the family line. This person might work in the same mood of service and obtain the same results. This is the correct attitude of dedication and is worthy of praise. Returning Hexagram 24, Returning, is another issue we are already following. Returning means coming back or doing things over again. We must reach a change of attitude. We are going through a humbling experi-ence, and that includes grief The only way to come out of this mood is to strive for complete honesty and integrity. The first line, yang, shows some errors, even repeated errors, but no obvious consequences. The second line, yin, shows a happy return with no errors. The third line, yin, shows one who has made repeated returns, each time having to do the work over again. But the person is steadfast in the work, so there is no fault. The fourth line, yin, shows a person who is able to adopt the right attitude and return to the proper path. We can already feel that happening. The fifth line, yin, shows someone who can look at and own personal mistakes objectively. This is a good quality and noble position for moving things forward. The sixth line, yin, shows the negative attitude of those who have gone astray. Negative attitudes bring in serious problems. Perseverance Hexagram 32, Perseverance, is also familiar to us. It means enduring the struggle. The advantage will come from steadfast and sincere work. The first line, yin, shows one who wants to move this ahead too quickly. It shows the person feels insecure and unprepared. The attitude that one can immediately fix everything will only make things worse. The second line, yang, says that there must be balance, and it will take time. The third line, yang, shows one who loses faith. When the situation is solved, one will have cause for regret, and critics will have cause to cast blame. The fourth line, yang, shows one searching in a vacant field for game. A futile struggle will never bring the desired result. The fifth line, yin, shows a careful woman married to an adventurous man. The situation is harmonious, but the woman should not impose her ideas on others. The sixth line, yin, says that when the crisis has passed, people must find a more peaceful way of life here and ways to help the planet. We must never follow the people who cause madness or spread hate. Nori Muster is the author of Learning to Flow with the Dao: The 64 Hexagrams of the I Ching. You can read your / Ching at her site, Surrealist. org. She has a master of science degree from Western Oregon University and her thesis is on artwork with juveniles. Nori's first book, Betrayal of the Spirit, is a memoir of her ten years with the Hare Krishnas. MUSTER | PREDICTIONS This interpretation of the ancient text I Ching has been online since 2000. Thousands of visitors have accessed the oracle through Surrealist.org. Now it is available at Amazon. 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