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[begeegs]

Hi Everyone

I am pretty new to the IChing and have been in a turbulent relationship that I won't get too much into detail with. It is the on-off type, but yet the feelings are still strong.

Now I have done a few questions and was wondering if anyone could offer any clarity on my own interpretations on the hexagrams.

Essentially, I asked a couple of questions - Is this person 'the one' and received a 22 with the 4th changing into hexagram 27. I would assume that it means that I am addicted to their beauty or something else about their personality/sexuality/beauty? Again, the hexagram appears to be a positive on, but I think that for me, I am wondering how much emphasis should be placed on the relating hexagram.

The other question was (as we are at an off-again stage) how to approach this and was given an unchanged 62, which was what I had planned on doing anyway - small steps and observing any oppportunities for reconciliation. Is this correct?

The final question was would the next couple of months lead to romance which gave me a 58 with the 4th changing to hexagram 19. This is the one that baffled me.

Any hints would be most appreciated..

Thanks

[rosada]

Welcome Newbie!

22.4 > 30
22.3 > 27

Which is yours?

I go cross eyed when posters ask more than one question at a time, but perhaps others will have some ideas to share.

[begeegs]

Haha - It's no problem. I think that I need to learn a bit more before posting as it's clear that I am reading things incorrectly.....

Thanks for the effort

[willowfox]

The other question was (as we are at an off-again stage) how to approach this and was given an unchanged 62

It advices you to keep a low profile and not to expect too much as you are very limited in what you can achieve, this is going to be a difficult time for you, so take no chances and then you won't upset her.

The final question was would the next couple of months lead to romance which gave me a 58 with the 4th changing to hexagram 60(not hex 19).

Line 58.4 says you are confused as to what to do but you need to make a choice either for a long term commitment or for a short term bit of fun and games, nothing deep. But you will only gain happiness etc if you go with the long term.
Hex 60 is about limitations and that is what will happen in the coming months, you will not gain the romance that you want.

[begeegs]

Thanks so much for the response.

Ok - So essentially, you are telling me that the relating hexagram should be read first and the changing lines are read from the primary?

I actually did the IChing online rather (from this site) than through a more traditional method. I think that I must have botched the changing lines as the relating hexagram was 19.

I think that my question is more to do with how much emphasis do I put on the relating hexagram? Unless I am mistaken, I thought that I read that you read the changing lines in the relating Hexagram, but how you have translated this below (unless I am mistaken) is the reverse.

Thanks Again