35.5 to 12; two days later, 12.5 to 35

[Noble Dust]

Hi all, I'm new here; I've been consulting the I Ching semi-regularly for about a year a half. That said, I still consider myself a beginner to a large extent.

Two days ago, I was in a state of pretty intense depression, and received 35, Progress, with the changing line of 5: "remorse disappears", changing to 12, Standstill.

Two days later (last night), after a good day in which the depression was gone, I received 12, Standstill, with the changing line 5:
"Standstill is giving way. Good fortune for the great man. "What if it should fail? What if it should fail?" In this way he ties it to a cluster of mulberry shoots," changing to 35, progress.

I'm at work and don't have my Wilhelm edition in front of me, so I'm just copying and pasting from online sources, just fyi.

Any interpretations? I can give a little more background info if needed, but some if it is fairly personal. Thanks for any feedback.

Edit, sorry I just read the sticky about getting the most out of the reading. A little info:

Background - dealing with a lot depression about my current life situation; feeling lost and not where I should be, self-sabotaging, etc. Going through a lot of spiritual seeking.

Question - I didn't ask a specific question; I just journaled some brief depressed thoughts (on the first day). Last night I journaled a more detailed entry about my day and some more positive thoughts from the day's experiences.

So the answer was (day 1): 35.5 to 12. (day 2): 12.5 to 35

I'm not sure what my feelings and thoughts are about the answer; it seems significant, but I'm not sure how.

 

[mandarin_23]

Hi Noble Dust,

the 35.5 might tell you not to worry about your life situation. Things might not have turned out the way you expected, but - all right. There is no need to be depressed - there is sunlight, actually!

The depression itself seems to be depicted in 12, standstill. So you got 12.5, tie it to the mulberry tree ... saying that standstill will give way. Only that you need to be patient.

Maybe good to read some texts, such as LiSe Yijing ... https://www.yijing.nl/

All the best
Mandarin_23

 

[Noble Dust]

Hi Noble Dust,

the 35.5 might tell you not to worry about your life situation. Things might not have turned out the way you expected, but - all right. There is no need to be depressed - there is sunlight, actually!

The depression itself seems to be depicted in 12, standstill. So you got 12.5, tie it to the mulberry tree ... saying that standstill will give way. Only that you need to be patient.

Maybe good to read some texts, such as LiSe Yijing ... https://www.yijing.nl/

All the best
Mandarin_23

Thanks for the response. Any thoughts on the interesting symmetry of these two readings?