Discipline and Protection themes are interdependent. Together, they create a dynamic of self-empowerment. Discipline-themed challenges are opportunities to learn the knowledge and skills that will enable me to cultivate Protection-themed rewards and blessings that reduce struggle in those areas of my life. In other words, Discipline shows up in my life to teach me how to create Protection in my life.
For instance, if the blessing is the right place/people, then I won’t simply land in the right place or with the right people. Through overcoming Discipline challenges, I’ll learn to value the right place/people, how to recognize it when I find it, and how to protect it when I have it. To borrow an old adage, Protection themes are fish and Discipline-themed challenges teach me the art of fishing.
Discipline: What I’m here to learn – 29.3 & 59.1
More Conscious: 29.3
Less Conscious: 59.1
Protection: Where I receive rewards & blessings – 12.4 & 52.1
More Conscious: 12.4
This Gate is the influence I’ll be more aware of. Mastering challenges (especially in my Discipline themes) will bring rewards and blessings in the area of transforming others through expression of my insights. Due to the Line 4, these rewards will also contribute to development of a stable and secure foundation. The most likely blessing may be that I find the right place and people to be seen, heard, and valued for who I am.
A bit of insight from the I Ching (linked to Gate name above) that might give a clue about navigating the change from novice expression to wisdom – I’ll know if/when it becomes useful:
Line 4 – There are some people whose energy is actually ideally suited to go into a stuck situation and unstick it. But along with the brute strength that is sometimes needed for such an effort, a delicate touch is also required. Otherwise everybody can just freeze in place even more, like animals caught unexpectedly in the headlights of a car. If you’ve got the right combination of skills, then go for it. But stay mindful of all the nuances lest your good intentions be misunderstood.
Additional Subtle Influences
Responsibility (12.4, more apparent)
Loving Union (12.3, more apparent)
Less Conscious: 52.1
If I want more insight, I can always request a message from the universe.
For reference:
Matt’s Circuitry
Ben’s Circuitry