defeat – Christopher J. DiLoreto

XXXIII. When the Bad Guys Win

As we continue our exploration of the I Ching’s thematic second half, the progression as it now stands goes: dating then marriage then the bad guys win. To some of you, that will sound strange. To some of you (who may have been married before), it actually makes tons of sense. Either way, we totallyContinue reading “XXXIII. When the Bad Guys Win”

XXIII. The Dead End

There is absolutely no way around it – the twenty-third hexagram is a gigantic, catastrophic bummer of epic proportions. It’s almost definitely the darkest depiction we have covered so far. The elementary symbolism should be apparent just from looking at the shape of the hexagram itself. There’s only one light line left, and it’s leaving.Continue reading “XXIII. The Dead End”