Hi everyone,

Only my 10th reading and I got this back. I was asking about the long term outcome if I wholeheartedly pursued something. Guess the Yi is is feeling a bit enthusiastic. So am I now.

Anybody have experience with this response and where it led them to? Also, can someone point me to where I can sort this forum by hexagram? I stumbled upon it yesterday and can't find it now.

Thanks for your thoughts!

Kim

For hexagram 01-1 See:
http://www.yijing.nl/i_ching/yilin/index.html

Dao moves along many slopes
Talking nonsense brings obstruction
And will not at all make Dao flow through
Invitations and visits will not work
Seeking a job brings no result

For hexagram search earmark the link
http://www.onlineclarity.co.uk/friends/hexsearch.php


fallada

bricogirl said:

Hi everyone, Only my 10th reading and I got this back. I was asking about the long term outcome if I wholeheartedly pursued something. Guess the Yi is is feeling a bit enthusiastic. So am I now.Kim

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The positive outcome is not automatic with with Gua 01, but you asked "if I wholeheartedly pursued ...." The way I translate this, it says "First-rate fulfillment rewards persistence," meaning that the satisfaction you get will be proportionate to your wholeheartedness. So remember the little word "if" in your question.

bradford said:

First-rate fulfillment rewards persistence

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That's just about the best translation of that phrase I've even seen.

bricogirl said:

I was asking about the long term outcome if I wholeheartedly pursued something.

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Quite simply, apply some effort then you can certainly expect a positive outcome.

I have further pondered this reading and I can see that the Yi is picking up on my incredible enthusiasm for this project. Wholeheartedly was the word I used and wholeheartedly was what I got back.

I think the thing that bugs me about getting this answer is that although it speaks of the greate creative energy that I have to give this project, at the same time it brings up the question of who is going to receive it? (No yin lines). I could be an artist with no audience. Perhaps also it is speaking of how this project, at this point, is purely conceptional, no substance.

At this time I'm planning on reframing my project a bit and thinking more of who is my audience, plus actually getting out there and working on it a bit!

Thank you everyone for your input. Defintely helps. And thanks Falladah for the links.

Kim

If you have something good then the audience will come, don't worry.