Wheel of Eros #86: The Travelers | Soulfully Gay

The Travelers

THE TRAVELERS. Fire on the mountain.
An image of success through smallness.
The fire does not linger in one place,
But travels on, in search of new fuel.
It is a phenomenon of short duration.
Perseverance brings good fortune.
The awakened man is clear-minded and cautious
And always stays just the right duration.
Do not be gruff or overbearing,
For travelers have few allies in the wilds.
Two travelers both yield in the central place;
They travel in the proper, central place
And sojourn only in the proper places,
Associating harmoniously with good people.
Do not make of temporary quarters
A permanent dwelling place for the spirit.

The text above is inspired by and partially based on the text of the Book of Changes, specifically translations of and commentary on Hexagram 56 by Alfred Huang and by Richard Wilhelm and Cary F. Baynes.

The Wheel of Eros?s 82nd to 162nd hexagrams describe spiritual principles by using images of erotic relationships from a gay man?s perspective.?(There are also 81 hexagrams each for straight men and women, lesbians, bisexuals, and androgynous persons.)

Hexagram 86 of the Wheel of Eros has three Yang lines and three Yin lines. It is harmonious, but not balanced: there are two gay men, one dominant in the top role and one submissive in the bottom role. It illustrates the spiritual principle of overcoming difficulties to find stability in a constantly changing environment. Lessons of trust and learning how to be?accommodating?and hospitable are important, as there is the potential for self-willed individuals to create disharmony.

At first glance, it would seem the match of a dominant top man and a submissive bottom man would be ideal, from a gay perspective. There can certainly be excitement as well as harmony in abundance, but it can be a very delicate balance. If the men are stubborn, it becomes difficult to build permanency. If the submissive man does not look out for his well-being, he can be harmed, just as a traveler must be very careful where he stays and wanders to avoid difficulties. The presence of Yin in Line 1 and Yang in Line 4 indicates a sexual relationship consummated with intercourse. This is one of 64 hexagrams in the Wheel of Eros which is identical to a hexagram in the I Ching (in this case, Hexagram 56, called ?The Wanderer,? ?or ?Traveling.?)

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Each of the six lines represents the following:

1. Line 1 (Bottom): Yin: The Submissive Receptive Force of the Bottom Man
2. Line 2: Yin:?The Homo-Erotic Orientation of the Bottom Man
3. Line 3: Yang: The Masculine Power of the Bottom Man
4. Line 4: Yang: The Dominant?Penetrating Force of the Top Man
5. Line 5: Yin: The Homo-Erotic Orientation of the Top Man
6. Line 6 (Top): Yang: The Masculine Power of the Top Man

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Note: In Integral Sexual Energy Theory, erotic relationships are depicted with the 729 Hexagrams of the T?ai Hs?an Ching. The principles of gayness and straightness (self-transcendence and self-immanence) and masculine and feminine (agency and communion) are depicted with the 64 Hexagrams of the I Ching, a subset of the 729. The remaining 665 Hexagrams contain the principle of unity, or Yu energy, which represents bisexual, androgynous, and neutral aspects of erotic energy.

The sexual energies do not exactly correspond to the socially and culturally constructed identities associated with terms such as Gay, Lesbian, Bi, Transgender, etc., but energetic potentials within all persons. Accordingly, transgender persons who identify with masculine or feminine genders are described by the trigrams for that gender (Yin or Yang for the top line); all persons who identify with androgyny are described by the trigrams with a Yu top line.

Source: http://joe-perez.com/soulfullygay/2012/02/04/wheel-of-eros-86-the-travelers/

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