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Daily Advice 1.08.21
Jan. 8th, 2021 12:45 pm Let's move on with some more Sun Tzu.
Our next two conditions to take into account are Heaven and Earth.
We can say that Heaven refers to Time, Earth to Space. Or we can say that Heaven means Conditions, Earth, Locations.
If we take these things into account, we can help achieve our goals-- military or otherwise. July is a bad time to apply for a ski resort in the northern Hemisphere, but a good time for a beach vacation; November is a fine time to release a Christmas album, but a bad time to invade Russia. And everyone who has ever been in a romantic relationship knows that there are good times and bad times for any sort of conversation. If what you want is an affordable home to rent or buy, the Midwest is a good place to look; Manhattan is not. Social media is a good place to market products such as online classes, but a very bad place to resolve political disputes.
Those who practice spirituality or magic of any kind will know that there are esoteric dimensions to both of these. Astrological conditions and days of the week can be favorable or unfavorable for particular goals. Wednesdays, belonging to Mercury, are good for anything involving communication; Saturdays, belonging to Saturn, are good for settling debts. For Christians, the saints are traditionally evoked on their feast days, of course. Some also have days of the week or months of the year. In Western Christianity Saturday is dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary, for example, while Wednesdays are St. Joseph's.
In spiritual practice, "Earth" can refer both to the terrain, material or otherwise, that you wish to "occupy," or to places in which to do your work. That is: If you plan to petition St. Joseph to help you get a job at a construction firm, the terrain refers to both the company that you want to work for and to a nearby church dedicated to St. Joseph, where you might go and light a candle or make a donation to ask the saint's intercession. If you're hoping, on the other hand, to make contact with Earth spirits, a forested mountaintop or a deep cavern is your best bet-- not a skyscraper!
For any action that we undertake to further our goals, let us ask ourselves, "Is this the right time for this? Is this the right place and setting for this? If not, what might be "
Our next two conditions to take into account are Heaven and Earth.
Heaven signifies night and day, cold and heat, times and seasons. Earth comprises distances, great and small; danger and security; open ground and narrow passes; the chances of life and death.
We can say that Heaven refers to Time, Earth to Space. Or we can say that Heaven means Conditions, Earth, Locations.
If we take these things into account, we can help achieve our goals-- military or otherwise. July is a bad time to apply for a ski resort in the northern Hemisphere, but a good time for a beach vacation; November is a fine time to release a Christmas album, but a bad time to invade Russia. And everyone who has ever been in a romantic relationship knows that there are good times and bad times for any sort of conversation. If what you want is an affordable home to rent or buy, the Midwest is a good place to look; Manhattan is not. Social media is a good place to market products such as online classes, but a very bad place to resolve political disputes.
Those who practice spirituality or magic of any kind will know that there are esoteric dimensions to both of these. Astrological conditions and days of the week can be favorable or unfavorable for particular goals. Wednesdays, belonging to Mercury, are good for anything involving communication; Saturdays, belonging to Saturn, are good for settling debts. For Christians, the saints are traditionally evoked on their feast days, of course. Some also have days of the week or months of the year. In Western Christianity Saturday is dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary, for example, while Wednesdays are St. Joseph's.
In spiritual practice, "Earth" can refer both to the terrain, material or otherwise, that you wish to "occupy," or to places in which to do your work. That is: If you plan to petition St. Joseph to help you get a job at a construction firm, the terrain refers to both the company that you want to work for and to a nearby church dedicated to St. Joseph, where you might go and light a candle or make a donation to ask the saint's intercession. If you're hoping, on the other hand, to make contact with Earth spirits, a forested mountaintop or a deep cavern is your best bet-- not a skyscraper!
For any action that we undertake to further our goals, let us ask ourselves, "Is this the right time for this? Is this the right place and setting for this? If not, what might be "
