Imagine you
are sitting in a parked car. That is a little like the Four.
You are stable, ready to go but not yet moving.
Then you
start the car and pull away. That sudden change, that transition
of going from stillness to motion is the Five. Sometimes when
we make this shift to quickly, we feel our resistance to the
change in being pressed against the seat.
But then
we are moving. We are comfortably cruising along. That is the
Six.
We are in
motion. We are getting places. But that motion is smooth. We
can see the changes being made, but we are now moving with those
changes.
Dealing smoothly
with change is a constant process of recognizing still, individual
moments (the Four) and. moving from one to another. The ability
to let go of one moment in order to come to the next is in the
Five. The sensation of movement that comes from this, like a
film being moved forward through successive still shots, if the
Six.
In Pythagorean
symbolism, the Six is the union of the Two and the Three. Because
it is formed by the female Two and the Male Three, the Six contains
a tension between opposites. It is from this tension that we
get the meaning of the number Six as comparison and reciprocity.
Tension between
opposites is not always bad and it is a mistake to imagine that
two poles in a dualism are always in conflict. They can be, but
they can also work together to create something else. Two poles
in conflict might be represented by wrestlers battling each other
for supremacy. Two poles working together might be represented
by two jazz musicians bouncing harmonies off each others' improvisations
to create music neither could create alone.
In both instances,
the action of one member in the pair, is responded to by the
other creating a relationship of motion. In each case, the currents
of action and reaction move between the members of the pair in
a relationship of giving and receiving. It is this relationship
that is represented in the Six.
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How
We Receive Exercise |
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Think of
Six or more people you admire. Select some people that you know
very well, some you have only met and some you have never met.
For each person, name something they have given you. This could
be something physical, but it could also be an insight, or a
feeling. Perhaps the person promted you to do something. Write
about how you received the gift and how you felt about it. How
did it change your life?
Connect each
story of receiving to a Six.
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People
We Meet |
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As you go
through your day, pick Six or more people you encounter. Like
the above exercise, pick a range of aquaintances from people
you know really well, to people you have never met.
Give each
person a title that describes who they are to you. Titles might
be: bus driver, mother, supervisor or even "that guy that
bumped into me in the hall".
Next to each
title, write the title you have in that relationship.
Now describe
the interaction you had with that person and what resulted. This
could be a bus ride or a conversation. Perhaps you and your supervisor
created a presentation for a client. Or you might have had a
laugh with the guy in the ahll (provided he didn't bump into
you too badly!)
Connect each
relationship to one of the Tarot suits.
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