Esteemed Player.....

As your humble Archivist, I have no first-hand experience with, nor knowledge of, the Play of the Game. A master-level Player, however, has been kind enough to describe in some detail the process he goes through in order to arrive at his archived Symbolism of the Move. He assures me that the following is typical of a mid-level Player, e.g., one of moderate training and experience.

Symbolism of Move Examples

MOVE:

Black King on Starting Square 55, moves to Exoteric Square 48, resulting in Esoteric Move to Esoteric Square 49

NOTATION:

BK [55][48][49]

MULTIPLEX CONCENTRATION:

I CHING —

Movement from [55] to [48] results in three line changes (4th, 5th, and 6th lines) of [55].

Hexagram #15 is named "Modesty" and refers to the middle path, to carrying through on things by weighing them and making them equal. The 4th line refers to passionately carrying out one's work while still deferring to those one serves; the 5th line refers to the exercise of power without ever making it a personal matter; the 6th line refers to the exercise of power against one's own personal flaws.

Hexagram #33 is named "Retreat" and refers to the successful withdrawal from a situation in which the forces of oppression are ascending. The Esoteric Move = line change in the 6th place: refers to the inner detachment required if one is to withdraw victorious from an impossible situation.

Hexagram #31 is named "Influence" and refers to the influence one exercises over others by genuinely knowing their needs and always serving their best interests.

{ARCHIVIST'S NOTE: The following is taken directly from the Master Correlations Chart.}

CORRELATIONS—

Correlation 2::2: Black King/1/Self/Foreground/Competition/Reception/Sustaining/Explicit

Correlation 4::4: YinYang/ Black Esoteric Move/ 10/ SelfOther/ ForegroundBackground/ CompetitionCooperation/ ReceptionTransmission/ SustainingChanging/ ExplicitImplicit

Correlation 6::6: 6th line/ King/ Well-Being/ Disengagement/ Savant/ Counsel/ Intent/ Frame

Correlation 8::8:

Correlation 64::64:

KEYWORDS—

[55] NONSPECIALIZATION [48] INTERNALIZATION [49] COMMUNION

ASSOCIATIONS:

RESEARCH TOOLS—

Utilizing the on-line research tools, accessing the Lycos search engine:
Query: Internalize + Spirit + Communion
Website: http://www.webcom.com/~metanoic/wisdom/wheel/sector6.html

This sixth sector of the Wheel is Spirit Sensing. In the language of the Wheel Spirit means animating vital principal; meaning; ideas; representations; quality; space-time continuum; intelligent or sentient part of a being; essential principal; significance; incorporeal; intellect; concept; thought; noetic; event; information; pattern; gestalt; geist; abstract; ideational; ideal; neo-cortex, human brain; knowledge. Spirit is what is typically understood in an inexact sense as mind. Sensing means perception; observe; 5 senses; unprocessed information; intake; direct and immediate consciousness; discern; sensuality; left brain; sex and excretion; sense data; and waking consciousness.

In the body this part of the Wheel corresponds to the Abdomen and Intestines. In our personal life it pertains to Work and in civilization to Economy. In the ancient wisdom traditions of the West, and in the Zodiac, it is symbolized by Virgo, the Virgin.

In grammarical categories it pertains to the Adjective, which has five parts:

  1. Positive
  2. Comparative
  3. Superlative
  4. Definite (numeral)
  5. Indefinite

The adjective pertains to analysis, to distinguishing one from another.

This sixth sector of the Wheel contains position 5 on the Enneagram. It's archetypal symbol or myth is Mercury. Mercury involves qualitative discernment and the impulse to judge and rate. It is the "either-or" dissective counterpoint to "both-and" synthesis. The complementary impulse is in the twelfth sector, Spirit Feeling, the drive of healing synthesis.

In life this is the age span of from 35 to 42 years. This time of life is primarily concerned with "selling oneself; making a living." The focus in this stage of life now shifts from channeling sexuality into creativity (28-35/Body Willing), to the clear conscious experience of reality (Spirit Sensing). A person must sense what use he can be to the general movement and exchange of things, the fitting of his special creative gifts into the general economy. The person in this stage focuses on work, applying what they have mastered in the last stage.

In geography this sector of the Wheel corresponds to the one twelfth of the Earth from 170 to 140 degrees longitude West. This includes Tahiti, Hawaii and Oceania. One common language unites the Spirits and Humankind in aboriginal Hawaiian culture. The Huna tradition demonstrates a simple way to merge Ego, Self and Being: the speaking self, the magical child and the wise old human. For cultures grown in this sector of the planet the ideal is attainment of communion with the beyond through song and healing (Spirit Feeling).

Utilizing the on-line research tools, accessing Webster's Dictionary:

Query: internalize
to incorporate within the self as a guiding principle
Query: spiritualize
to give a spiritual meaning to or to understand in a spiritual sense
Query: communion
sharing; communication; intercourse
Query: inflation
empty pretentiousness; pomposity

Utilizing the on-line research tools, accessing Thesaurus:

Query: spiritualize
immateriality; incorporeal; unearthly; psychical; extramundane; personality; myself; ego; spirit; soul; astral plane
Query: communion
participation; joint possession; common; share; partake; share and share alike

PERSONAL ASSOCIATIONS—

True cool is riding a wave until just before it breaks, getting off with style and grace, then paddling back out to catch the next ride.

SYMBOLISM OF MOVE:

GAME LEVEL—

Remove king from center of the board to the corner; if threatened there, prepared to move to Exoteric Square [50], which will result in Esoteric Move back to center of board at Esoteric Square [51].

{ARCHIVIST'S NOTE: This Move demonstrates why the traditional Chess rule of "Castling" is made obsolete. There are numerous Players who contend that the castling move is a hand-me-down from the Game: it is part of Game-lore that master-level Players have been always among the ranks of world-class Chess players and were instrumental in implementing the three exceptional Chess moves (castling, en passant, and promotion of the pawn) so reminiscent of the Esoteric Moves of the Game.}

SELF-REALIZATION LEVEL—

There are times when one's personal fortunes change for the worse. At such times, it is best to remain true to one's highest values, not to take things personally, and remove oneself to a position where the pursuit of more spiritual matters results in wider contact with others of like mind. This pursuit, if carried out meticulously, leads to advancement in a new situation.

ARTISTIC-CREATIVE LEVEL—

{ARCHIVIST'S NOTE: Any one of the above three commentaries could be used for the archived Symbolism of the Move. Many Players, in fact, do not work out the symbolism on all three Levels. For the sake of this example, however, separate commentaries have been given for each Level and then collapsed into a final version to be archived.}

Archived Symbolism of the Move— The Trickster changes direction constantly by never straying from the destination.

OPTIONAL WEBSITE ADDRESS:

http://www.webcom.com/~metanoic/wisdom/wheel/sector6.html

OPTIONAL E-MAIL ADDRESS:

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{Archivist's Note: I am informed that the above represents a moderately thorough exploration of a Move. Many Players evidently select many fewer of the symbols available to them but explore their associations more vigorously. The third class of Players perform as comprehensive a review as the above and still subject them to an even more vigorous examination. The methodology each Player utilizes is purely a matter of personal taste. What is important is that the Player is satisfied with the resultant Symbolism of the Move once archived.}


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