A Cry For Help: 1.4.6 > 5

[Blissful-mir]

Hi Community, I've had a rough year, with losing my beloved work community and long term relationship, and feeling genuinely lost in immigration being on my own with no support. I don't have a lot of people to ask for guidance, so I asked IChing.

I said how lost and defeated and helpless I feel right now, and If I could get any guidance.

I got 1.4.6 changing to 5.

I did some research on my own, and got confused and even scared about some commentary on 1.6 on Chinese IChing websites (which I use with browser translation to get more information).

1.4 (I think) speaks about leaping into the abyss, like the dragon just gathered strength, where we transition from lower trigram into the upper one. But the dragon might fly and might fall.

1.6 speaks of arrogant dragon that is too high, "A state of fullness cannot be made to last forever", but I havent' been in a state of fullness for maybe like 10 years? With the last 3 years being particularly challenging. Could that be a warning for the future? There's nothing I'm seemingly arrogant about atm, but I could be blind about some aspects of myself, I don't know anymore.

After pondering, I asked to clarify what that line 6 is meant for, and got 17 UC. I have no experience with this hex, so for now, I see it as confirmation of that yes, 1.6 is yet to unfold, it will follow?

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So, is this reading tells me to pull myself up by my bootstraps (active energy of 1) yet to wait for appropriate moment (5 related)? Did anyone cast 1.6?

Appreciate any insight you might have.

 

[Abersquillion]

Hello Blissful,
You sound like you are enduring a hard time. Warm wishes to you. This too shall pass.
My ideas:
1 Is the primal life force. Creative. So I am wondering if it is possible what you are going through has a karmic dimension to all this, a difficult time that is necessary for a bigger reason than is clear just yet. But by that I am suggesting it is something that, for your development, you've needed to go through - it is Creative ultimately, even if it doesn't feel like it right now.
Wilhelm says of 1.4 A place of transition has been reached. A twofold possibility is presented to the great man; he can soar to the heights and play an important part in the world, or he can withdraw into solitude and develop himself.
The dance in the abyss is not a mistake.
With that it then looks like 6 is the advice to go with withdrawing for now and work on your self-development and wait it out. (5)
Waiting, with truth and confidence
The image for waiting is lovely
The clouds are above heaven: Waiting.
A Noble one eats, drinks and relaxes with music.
So it's not waiting in anguish.
To a degree when I get 1 it is reminding me that I am the creator of my world to a large extent. When big stuff happens it feels like I am not, so I often need to take time to rebuild that understanding.
Just my thoughts on it. Hopefully others will chime in.

 

[my_key]

Hi Blissful-mir

Guidance in response to how lost you feel right now is to not lose sight of the creative, inspiring, heavenly element that resides deep within you (1). However, it is important that you remain aware that the conditions in your life are not conducive to that spark emerging right now. It needs time to unfold.(5).

Perhaps, consider more that how you reside right now might be a purposeful form of hibernation; to force things would be a mistake (1.1). There is no doubt you are in the abyss. This is a deeply worrying and troubling time for you. Despite this look for ways to build your joyful and playful energy in whatever ways you can to bring small pockets of light into your world (1.4). Stubbornly holding to your beliefs that 'doom and gloom' will always abound will only lead you deeper into the sadness and loss you feel right now (1.6).

(17 - rather than fight / battle what is happening let the prevailing currents and the flow take you forward)

The guidance being offered through the path of 1.1, 1.4 and 1.6 can be seen as recognise how all things wax and wane; proactively prepare, as best you can, for the upcoming waxing time. Remember, everything reaches a limit and with it comes a point of clearance.

... of course, other interpretations may be more meaningful for you.

Good Luck.

 

[Blissful-mir]

Friends, thank you so much for taking time to look into my reading, and your kind words. A lot of it resonated. I'm also screenshotting it, so I can come back and reread it, as I think this reading will take a lot of time to sink in.

For some reason, I completely forgot or diminished the meaning of "Creative" attached to hex 1 and only saw it as a primal force, action initiating hexagram. My work field is creative, and I'm at my happiest when I make things, which I haven't done lately when feeling down.

I selfishly would like my life to be "fixed" overnight, but it's not what is going to happen. I'll work on embracing this time, no matter how challenging, and let things to unfold.

Thank you again

 

[Abersquillion]

Okay so that makes even more sense. My real work is Creative too and I find it heals. Sounds like a path right there. Goodluck

 

[gene27]

Hi Community, I've had a rough year, with losing my beloved work community and long term relationship, and feeling genuinely lost in immigration being on my own with no support. I don't have a lot of people to ask for guidance, so I asked IChing.

I said how lost and defeated and helpless I feel right now, and If I could get any guidance.

I got 1.4.6 changing to 5.

I did some research on my own, and got confused and even scared about some commentary on 1.6 on Chinese IChing websites (which I use with browser translation to get more information).

1.4 (I think) speaks about leaping into the abyss, like the dragon just gathered strength, where we transition from lower trigram into the upper one. But the dragon might fly and might fall.

1.6 speaks of arrogant dragon that is too high, "A state of fullness cannot be made to last forever", but I havent' been in a state of fullness for maybe like 10 years? With the last 3 years being particularly challenging. Could that be a warning for the future? There's nothing I'm seemingly arrogant about atm, but I could be blind about some aspects of myself, I don't know anymore.

After pondering, I asked to clarify what that line 6 is meant for, and got 17 UC. I have no experience with this hex, so for now, I see it as confirmation of that yes, 1.6 is yet to unfold, it will follow?

–-

So, is this reading tells me to pull myself up by my bootstraps (active energy of 1) yet to wait for appropriate moment (5 related)? Did anyone cast 1.6?

Appreciate any insight you might have.

Hello blissful.

There is a lot of good information others have posted here and it will be hard to say more than they already have, but to just say this a little differently, I think that sometimes when we come from a negative state of mind, we tend to read the answers with a negative state of mind.

I think the real key here is line four, line 6 is, while not meaningless, I think is a key to get you to hexagram 5 which talks about waiting and nourishment. In a lot of the lines in hexagram 5 things seem harsh, but in line six, unexpected events occur which changes sadness into joy. That I think is the essence of hexagram 5. In line four of hexagram one, we are presented with a choice. But in essence either choice leads to better things. Hexagram 5 is timing. It takes time, we wait and wait and wait, but, the point of transition has been reached… I think in the long run you will be all right.

 

[gene27]

Hello blissful.

There is a lot of good information others have posted here and it will be hard to say more than they already have, but to just say this a little differently, I think that sometimes when we come from a negative state of mind, we tend to read the answers with a negative state of mind.

I think the real key here is line four, line 6 is, while not meaningless, I think is a key to get you to hexagram 5 which talks about waiting and nourishment. In a lot of the lines in hexagram 5 things seem harsh, but in line six, unexpected events occur which changes sadness into joy. That I think is the essence of hexagram 5. In line four of hexagram one, we are presented with a choice. But in essence either choice leads to better things. Hexagram 5 is timing. It takes time, we wait and wait and wait, but, the point of transition has been reached… I think in the long run you will be all right.

I might add too that hexagram one line six can also mirror your inner feelings of isolation. It is not that you have some form of arrogance, just loneliness and isolation. The flying dragon may have flown too high, and is out of touch with everyday affairs.