I Ching Hexagram 61: Inner Truth (中孚 Zhong Fu)

☴ Xun (Wind)
☱ Dui (Lake)

Essential Oil: Palo Santo (Bursera graveolens)

Hexagram 61 represents sincerity, inner truth, and authentic connection. Wind over Lake - gentle penetration above joyful receptivity. Palo Santo supports spiritual clarity, truthful expression, and sacred connection.

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הקסגרמה 61 של ה-I Ching: אמת פנימית (中孚 Zhong Fu)

☴ שון (רוח)
☱ דוי (אגם)

שמן אתרי: פאלו סנטו (Bursera graveolens)

הקסגרמה 61 מייצגת כנות, אמת פנימית וחיבור אותנטי. רוח מעל אגם - חדירה עדינה מעל קליטה שמחה. פאלו סנטו תומך בבהירות רוחנית, ביטוי אמיתי וחיבור קדוש.

חקור את הקסגרמה 61 ←

💧 Knight of Cups - Air of Water | אביר הגביעים

Prince of the Chariot of the Waters - Tiphareth's Mystery

👑 Golden Dawn Titles

Knight of Cups (Golden Dawn/Thoth) = Prince of Cups (Thoth) = Knight of Cups (RWS)
Prince of the Chariot of the Waters
Prince and Emperor of Nymphs and Undines

🌳 Kabbalistic Connection

Sephira: Tiphareth (Beauty) in Briah
All Knights (Golden Dawn) connect to Tiphareth - the sixth Sephirah of beauty, harmony, and the heart center.
Knight of Cups embodies Tiphareth's mysterious beauty as Air of Water - intellect applied to emotional realms, hidden inner tensions, personal magnetism.

☯️ I Ching Connection: Hexagram 61

Hexagram 61: 中孚 Zhōng Fú - Inner Truth

Inner Truth and Mystery: The Knight of Cups embodies inner truth beneath a serene exterior - passions underlying calm, violent emotions beneath mystery. Expression of deep feelings and desires through subtle, secretive means.

Vav of Primal Heh (ו of ה): The Knight of Cups as Vav of Primal Heh represents the connecting principle within receptive waters - intellect bridging mind and emotions, fiction as the artist's truth.

☯️ Two I Ching Systems

📿 Benavides & Silva (Essential Oils): Hexagram 61 = Palo Santo (Bursera graveolens) - inner truth, spiritual clarity, sacred mystery, deep wisdom
🃏 Chang & Meleen (Tarot): Hexagram 61 = Knight of Cups - inner truth, intellect applied to emotions, mysterious depths, personal magnetism

💧 Element & Astrology

Element: Air of Water
Astrology: 20°–29° Libra III (cardinal air); 0°–19° Scorpio I & II (fixed water)
Dates: October 12 – November 10 (includes cross-quarter holiday)
Star Groups: Scorpion, Serpens, Lupus
Includes: Antares - Royal Watcher of the West

🃏 Tarot Associations

Associated Majors: Justice/Adjustment (shadow decan), Death, The Fool, The Hanged Man
Associated Minors: 4 of Swords (Truce/Rest from Strife), 5 of Cups (Disappointment/Loss in Pleasure), 6 of Cups (Pleasure)

Tetragrammaton: Vav of Primal Heh (ו of ה) - Connecting intellect in receptive waters
Geomantic Figure: Rubeus
Golden Dawn Crest: Eagle

✨ Themes & Keywords

Intellect applied to emotional realms | Intense, secretive, ruthless, duplicitous, mysterious, subtle | Passions underlying a serene exterior | Extremes of pleasure and suffering, satisfaction and hunger | Violent emotions and attraction to dark wisdom | Passive aggression and jealousy | Hidden inner tensions between mind and emotions | Expression of deep feelings and desires | Personal magnetism | Fiction as the artist's truth

🌿 Essential Oil: Palo Santo

Palo Santo (Bursera graveolens) - The oil of Hexagram 61 from Benavides & Silva. Inner truth, spiritual clarity, sacred mystery, deep wisdom, clearing negative energy.

Benefits: Inner truth | Spiritual clarity | Sacred mystery | Deep wisdom | Clearing negative energy | Personal magnetism | Expression of deep feelings | Artist's truth

Safety (Tisserand): Generally safe when diluted (2-5%). Non-irritating. Safe during pregnancy and for children when properly diluted. Sacred wood - use with reverence.

🔮 Working with Knight of Cups Energy

1. Inner Truth: Use Palo Santo essential oil to access inner truth beneath the surface. Diffuse or apply diluted to heart and third eye chakras for spiritual clarity.

2. Tiphareth Meditation: Connect to the mysterious beauty of Tiphareth through the Knight of Cups - embody hidden depths, personal magnetism, and the artist's truth.

3. Hexagram 61 Contemplation: Draw Hexagram 61 when seeking inner truth, spiritual clarity, or expression of deep feelings. Embrace the mystery beneath the serene exterior.

4. Intellect and Emotion: Invoke Knight of Cups energy for applying intellect to emotional realms, navigating hidden inner tensions, and expressing deep desires through art.

5. Fiction as Truth: Meditate on how fiction reveals the artist's truth - how mystery and subtlety express what direct words cannot. What truth lies beneath?

🌳 Tiphareth (Beauty)☯️ Hexagram 61🃏 Court Cards Guide

Sources: T. Susan Chang & M.M. Meleen - Tarot Deciphered; Jonathan Benavides & Manuel Silva - I Ching Essential Oils; Robert Tisserand - Essential Oil Safety

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