2 and 17

[heylise]

Wu wei is actually in hex. 2, only slightly differently phrased:
2.2 "Straight, square, great. Without skills there will be harvest."
Without doing, nothing not done. One accomplishes what one is or lives, not what one does.

The character rendered as skills is the same as 'repeated' in the name of hex.29. It means doing the same thing over and over again, until you are a master in it. Or simply good. The way one learns most skills.

The earth does not need to do that, She 'does' through what she is. She is straight and square and great. And by being that, she makes everything grow and give harvest.

LiSe

 

[heylise]

Millie, where did you find this? It is good!
I tried Google, and that gives an URL, but the page refuses to open. If you can give the link, I'd appreciate it.

LiSe

 

[jesed]

Hi LiSe

The link is: http://www.dreamhawk.com/iching02.htm

Best wishes

 

[seeker]

I found that site too, and I have found it to be very helpful when I use it in conjunction with Lise and Wilhelm, as it opens things up a bit more. Unfortunately can no longer access Brads site

Millie, you asked about the difference of 2 and 5, and I love that you hit on wu wei, thats the way I have come to think of 2 as well. Another way to look at it is go with the flow. With 5 I think of more preparing to act, but the time has not come yet. The clouds are gathering, but its only when the rain comes that its time to move. With 2 I see more continuous action, but not direct or aggressive action. A boat in the stream, following the current, but not paddling, not directing, just flowing along. In regards to emails, my thinking in getting 2 would be not to send any, but to respond to any that are received.

For me, 2 is my great lesson from the universe. I am somewhat of a control freak, so just following is very difficult for me. Anyway, hope this helps.

 

[millie]

yes, jesed has the link correctly. there are some other good words on that site. i highly recommend taking a look.

seeker, thank you for your support. about taking action in my situation - circumstances were that this man and i parted abruptly, and he yelled over his shoulder for me to give him my email. i do have his phone number but i haven't yet called. i'm nervous. i want to handle this right. that's why i turned to yi for guidence. 02 was given to me as the image for what is the best way for ME to respond. my question was clear, in that i didn't ask what was best for the RELATIONSHIP, i asked what was best for me, for how I should approach HIM. 02. so i guess contacting him would be in response, and not a direct assertive act, yes.

but i have also been given images of 19 for this relationship. i mentioned above about the other two questions i asked yi. 19 is also challenging to understand. there are some good resources for 19 on this site, and i have read them all. overall, i've gotten the message that this is a special time, and i should not delay the approach, for doing so could lead to misfortune. but how to combine these images of 19 with 02 i do not yet know. it's only been a couple days. i do not feel i have delayed. but i am also not rushing or pushing. i feel connected to him whether or not we email. i felt the need to give some space around our connection, to be sure I am not responding from an anxious place but rather a centered place. i needed that for perspective.

 

[seeker]

Did you give him your email? Maybe that is what it means, send him your email and then see if he does anything with it. 2 might also be an indication to relax, to approach this from a calm, centered place. And I can really relate to that anxious state you mentioned; I get very worked up about things at times.

19 is very tricky, and I have not had much luck with it. It is often defined as approach, but I have never felt that is exactly it. I think its more about something approaching you, a new time, the start of spring, an opportunity, etc. Dont know if I have been any help, but you do have my support. I know what its like to try to get a relationship going and not want to misstep.

 

[millie]

seeker, no i haven't yet given him my contact info. i will soon. yeah, i probably need more help 19 although i have tried my best to understand it mysef.something is approaching me. an opportunity. i wonder though how often 19 appears for love and what the outcome usually is like. thank you for your support. it really means alot to me.

 

[bruce]

Millie,

There is NO reading the Yi could offer concerning romance that would assure an enduring healthy relationship. The fundamentals, however, will be either right or wrong, and 19 is favorable in this regard.

 

[millie]

hey bruce, yes thank you. of course i agree with you that yi cannot predict assurance on something involving the ever-changing and ever-unpredictable human relationship. but i do appreciate knowing that 19 is a favorable beginning sign. i got 19 with all three questions i asked. all three questions were a variation on a theme, of course. one was 19.1, another was 19.6, and then there was the 19 unchanging. kinda screams: 19!!

 

[millie]

does anyone know these lines in 19?

 

[millie]

p.s. i just realized that i'm here all worried about how to DO 02 when in fact 02 has been what we're all about. that's been the whole point. it has been effortless all along. it's just now my anxiety is kicking in because i'm starting to want. that i need to curb. but 02 is what we've been living.

 

[heylise]

I really love both 19 and 2 for relationships. They make both for very true and deep connections.

The ?picture? of 19 is someone looking down on ?mouths?. In old texts it is often used for coming down the mountain. I imagine someone, after a long journey, having crossed the last pass, and now he comes down to the valley where his family lives. Deep down there he sees them, tiny, mum hanging up the laundry, grandpa spading the vegetable plot, little child running around with the dog. He loves them without any thought about their being good, or better, or not good enough. Not one demand, only loving them, for the simple fact that they exist.

This way of loving, without any requirement, is the way to be nearest to the other. Someone who loves like this, can be trusted totally. It is true love, not the kind of love which needs or wants to have.

Hex.2 has a lot in common with the lowest chakra, the 'earth'-chakra. When that one is strong, you stand on your own feet, without fear or insecurity. It is submitting, but not like doing what someone else wants you to. It is submitting to nature, universe, or to your true way of being. Ideal is, when they are all three the same. It gives a huge sense of tranquility, and everything you do is easy and relaxed. Truly as if you 'do without doing'.
You can trust your instincts, your intuition. So you can jump right into adventures, without worry, because you know that your guts will warn you if something is not right.

If you can be like this in a relation, then you are a very lucky person - and your partner too!!

LiSe

 

[cal val]

Hi Millie...

If you wait much longer, you could very well appear to be playing games or appear to be unnecessarily anxious about nothing. He only asked for an email address. There's no commitment in asking for it, and there's no commitment in giving it. Just do it.

Love,

Val

 

[bruce]

wow..........