Middle Son
The middle son’s a dangerous one
By moon and sun his wagon wheels are turning
And he often sees foxes in the forest
Watching for thieves he travels in the night
He’s got a strong horse with a gently curving spine
Following the course of water down the line
And his ears are aching from a pounding in the village
He knew the danger passed when the lightning had come
Yes that middle son is racing cross the valley
His morning work is done, yes it’s dawn to dusk (-or- gone into dust)
And his wagon wheels are rolling by the moon
like the sky is on fire deliver us, yes the sky is on fire, deliver us (-or- with avarice)
The bottle’s restless beating on that wagon-table tells me
How the wheel ruts beneath us shimmy widely across the trail
And the strength of any prophecy is sure at times eternal and
There will be a thunder storm and it will clear the air
Yes that middle son is racing across the valley, his morning work is done, it’s gone into dust (-or- dawn into dusk)
His wagon wheels are rolling by moon like the sky is on fire, deliver us
Yes the sky is on fire deliver us
Yes the sky’s on fire deliver us
November 27th, 2006
in the I Ching… the ancient Chinese Classic “Book Of Changes”, read as an oracle (divination technique),
The eight trigrams have the following names and symbolic meanings:
Ch’ien / The Creative – spirit, creative, seed, heaven, father (oldest Yang).
K’un / The Receptive – vessel, matter, square, earth, mother (oldest Yin).
Chen / The Arousing – sudden movement, thunder, eldest son.
Ken / The Stillness – resting, inert, mountain, youngest son (youngest Yang).
Sun / The Gentle – penetrating, following, wind, wood, eldest daughter.
Li / The Clinging – brightness, clinging, spirit outside matter, fire, middle daughter.
Tui / The Joyous – lake, attraction, pleasure, youngest daughter (youngest Yin).
http://hem.passagen.se/melki9/i_ching.htm
http://www.kheper.net/topics/I_Ching/trigrams.htm
http://www.sacred-texts.com/ich/