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Timmy said:Over a period of two weeks the IChing kept giving me extremely favourable outcomes to my question.
Does the IChing sometimes quite delibrately mislead - for a Higher purpose???
Do you think the Iching sometimes misleads us but with good intent? Hmmmm.
I've had this happen many times, and I even posted at least one quite rant-y thread about it here (some years ago, and for which I apologize to all who may see them :bag, I still can't say I understand why Yi does it, although this thread gives something else to consider!
My quintessential example was about my neighbor's cat, who had a hyperthyroid condition, and got lost from home for quite a while. I asked Yi about the situation and got 30.4 ("Sudden, Comes, Burns, Dies, Thrown out.")
Long story short, the cat was eventually found, returned home, and was fine. And I learned that one meaning of 30.4 is "an overreaction" (I was overreacting to the situation, I suppose.) However, 30.4 also happens to perfectly describe dying from one's untreated hyperthyroid condition, which of course is what I thought it meant.
I'm still trying to find the humor in this!
Readiness is everything. Resolution is indissolubly bound up with caution. If an individual is careful and keeps his wits about him, he need not become excited or alarmed. If he's watchful at all times, even before danger is present, he's armed when danger approaches and need not be afraid. The superior man is on his guard against what's not yet in sight and on the alert for what's not yet within hearing; therefore he dwells in the midst of difficulties as though they didn't exist. If a man develops his character, people submit to him of their own accord. If reason triumphs, the passions withdraw of themselves. To be circumspect and not to forget one's Armour is the right way to security.
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