Just listening to a podcast on meditation and Prapanca was mentioned, the word I heard for the first time but the mental state I'm all too familiar with. Conceptual proliferation is the western translation and hexagram 28 describes it perfectly. The podcaster described it as when a negative thought snowballs and creates mental paralysis, although wikipedia explains it a bit differently, "It is intended to elucidate reality, although it has the unexpected result of blotting out or reducing direct nonverbal sensory perception."
To stand alone and outside can be paralleled to the practice of mindfulness where one observes oneself, that old trick of changing your own thinking by going beyond it and outside it (like consulting yi) :hissy: > :bows:
In astrology I would look at it as the reality defining function of Saturn, and preponderance occurring when saturn is given too much reign, standing alone and outside being a function of high saturn, medicine to bring out its best quality: resilience.
Heard that, thought of this, wanted to pop in and say hi xx :hugs:
To stand alone and outside can be paralleled to the practice of mindfulness where one observes oneself, that old trick of changing your own thinking by going beyond it and outside it (like consulting yi) :hissy: > :bows:
In astrology I would look at it as the reality defining function of Saturn, and preponderance occurring when saturn is given too much reign, standing alone and outside being a function of high saturn, medicine to bring out its best quality: resilience.
Heard that, thought of this, wanted to pop in and say hi xx :hugs: