Archetype 11: Peace
The wolf shall live with the lamb,
the leopard shall lie down with the kid,
the calf and the lion and the fatling together,
and a little child shall lead them.
—Isaiah 11:6
The Reading
This reading describes a world at peace. War is over. Hatred and bigotry are dim memories. The Kingdom of God has arrived. And the Messiah (Anointed One) who will lead us to this kingdom is not a king or a general. Their way is the way of war, not of peace. The Messiah who will lead us to this kingdom will be a little child.
The Hexagram
The lower trigram, God, has the image of Heaven. The upper trigram, Wisdom, has the image of Earth. Thus we have Earth supported by Heaven. This portrays wonderful fortune and success.
The Archetype
There is a time...
- To set aside anger and fighting and embrace peace and harmony.
- To enjoy the knowledge that heaven has arrived on earth and the two forces complement each other perfectly.
- To encourage harmony within social divisions.
- To not worry about evil, and let it depart on its own.
- To appreciate the peace and blessings that have come to all of God’s creation.
- To control the flow of energy through a process of partitioning, dividing, and adjusting so that outcomes occur in their proper time and place and thereby increase in yield.
Now is that time.
Moving Lines
Other interpretations of Archetype 11:
- Tom Christensen's interpretation [click here]
- Cafe Au Soul's interpretation [click here]
- LiSe's interpretation [click here]
- Richard Wilhelm's interpretation [click here]
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- Return to Consulting the Christian I Ching [click here].
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Reproduced with permission from Wisdom's Way; The Christian I Ching copyright (c) 2015 Roger Sessions.