64.2.4 to 23 Should I travel to see her next weekend (sprained foot)

[Phaboo]

Hi. It's been almost ten days since I sprained my foot badly and I'm walking with crutches. I'm a bit impatient to heal and sometimes it feels slightly better so I try to walk a little bit but then it gets worse and the swelling hasn't got down completely although it's definitely not as swollen as the first days.

So, the doctor initially prescribed 10 days of rest and I planned to travel to see my girlfriend right after (this weekend), but it seems that it's taking longer to heal than expected. I haven't seen her in a month now and she can't come here, due to covid restrictions (I'm staying in a dormitory this academic year and they are a little bit strict, although I may try to talk to the principal trying to ask if they can make an exception).

I got 64.2.4 -> 23. "Not yet across" which sounds pretty self explainatory, also the 2nd line is pretty on point: "your wheels dragged back". I wonder what the fourth line and the second hexagram are about, maybe the outcome of the injury? I hope "Stripping away" refers to my current condition, which will soon strip away.

 

[Lola1986]

I'm quite new to helping with other people's reading but yes, 64 seems to describe the situation, you're not where you want to be, things (your ankle) still healing. And line 2 pretty self-explanatory, but also saying slow down a bit. The line 4 maybe also seems to suggest waiting for your ankle to heal before going forward. The underlying hex 23 stripping away might be stripping away the illusion of being able to see each other in the next week. For me 23 is often a slightly harsh version of getting back to basics, stripping of illusions, which maybe makes sense if 24 is the next one, getting back to the self.

What was your actual question?

As a separate thing, I once had a boyfriend who broke his heal and we were on holiday, and he rested but we also sort of wanted to do things and so we put some pressure, did stuff anyway, he took lots of pain killers. It was really the wrong thing to do, made it so much worse. And when we got back to the UK the doctors were appalled both at the treatment he'd received but also the fact that he'd been actively hopping about for 3 weeks instead of just resting up. So in the long run for your health it might be better to delay another week unless she can come and see you somewhere, or rent a place for a few days or something near where you are.

 

[rosada]

I'm assuming you got these hexagrams after asking if your foot would be ready for travel by the weekend and I am tempted to say, "What part of NO don't you understand??"
But that would be unkind..
But actually I guess you really do understand the response is saying your sprained foot needs more time out, you're just wanting a more precise interpretation of line 4 and hexagram 23.

64.4
Constancy, good fortune regrets vanish.
Stick with giving your foot a rest, you wont regret it.
The thunderer works to subdue the Demon Country.
Your vibration needs to strengthen both to be ready to take on the outer world but also to conquer those inner demons saying you ought to hurry up and get back in the game.
Three years go round and there are rewards in the great city.
A very encouraging prognosis but only if you give yourself time to heal.

23.
Stripping away.
No harvest in having a direction to go.
Stay home.

You wondered if this second hexagram could be referring to the outcome of the injury, perhaps saying this condition would eventually "strip away". I think that's a pretty far stretch if your question was about traveling this weekend.

Bottom line: Stay home! Give peace a chance!

 

[Phaboo]

Thanks Rosada and Lola. Of course I stayed home, in the meantime (2 days ago) I asked a more direct question about the outcome of the healing itself, because sometimes it can require a lot of time and even surgery or rehabilitation, depending on how bad the injury is, and since is taking a bit longer to heal than expected, I was a bit worried. I got 26.6 to 11 which seems a really promising answer. The 6th line I think means that it would heal completely, and 26 seems to refer about my energy, which is there, I only need to tame it and nurture it like a farmer would with his land. At the same times it seems it's not about just resting to get better but to take this chance to strengthen the character, keeping active with my duties. That's how I interpret "Heaven within the mountain points to hidden treasures". In fact I have some creative task to do these days (I study musical composition) which is turning out great since I have more time to focus and less distractions.

Also, it was really inspiring to read about "the way of heaven", because when I've been in China to study for a few months, before going back home a friend of mine gave me a scroll written by himself with a chinese saying containing that word: 天道酬勤 "the way of heaven rewards the diligent."