Lu (Treading) 

Participate with Life, do not mystify it. 

Use what talent you possess; the woods would be silent if no birds sang except those that sang best. 

– Henry Van Dyke

Today's message speaks of the road or the path in a very literal manner.  To tread means to walk in a specific way.  We have heard the phrase 'Tread Carefully'  usually said when we are going to do something that contains a measure of risk.  Today the universe is speaking to us of our journey through life, the path we tread. 

In Eastern philosophies existence can be visualized as a wheel, We enter existence, we live our life, learn lessons that we need to learn and then we leave this life.  But our journey does not stop there, we enter the wheel again and do it all over maybe many times until we have learned all of the lessons we need in order to be free of the wheel once and for all.   

The belief that we come here with a destiny or a true path that we must find and embrace in order to evolve is one that permeates many religious philosophies.  Each of us has a road to tread, it is unique to us, we can not tread anyone else's path no matter how beautiful we think it may be.  We must stay on our own path, follow our own yellow brick road until we reach our Emerald City. 

Lu comes to us today to tell us to be steadfast as we travel our road.  Greet the road with joy and optimism.   If we tread our path feeling that life is against us, the world will appear as a glass half full.   Sometimes the way isn't easy but it will make you stronger.  When the way isn't clear that is the time we need to look down and see where we are currently treading.  Look at where we are going and why, how is life speaking to us through this journey we are on.

The Changing Lines 

Line 1

Go your own way, progress without blame.  Lu is telling us that we might be facing a problem where we have been hurt and we may become angry.  The challenge is to not seek to vindicate ourselves but to recognize that conflict has one purpose to transform you.  Just go your own way, if it is meant to be the conflict will resolve itself in your favor. 

Line 4 

You have what it takes to succeed.  It is your integrity and commitment to truth mied with cautiousness that allows you to succeed.  Overcome your fear and you will succeed. 

Line 5 

everything and everyone you encounter in life is a teacher. expecting difficulty will lead to stress, while viewing obstacles as opportunities brings peace.  Risk is the window that allows you to escape your prison.  

Thank you for reading the message the universe has given today.  It has been a heavy week of strong messages.  As I completed each day's throw and interpreted the oracle for you, I realized that the message was one I needed to hear as well.  It can be said that divination is a mirror on both sides reflecting back what the person being read needs to hear as well as reflecting the same truths back at the one speaking the message. 

Thank you for being on this journey with me, I hope that this first week has been beneficial to you!