A little confused on this outcome hex 3.1 to 24

[White Wolf 22]

I received Hex 3, line 5 changing to hex 24 when I asked the Ic about making a call to someone that I recently when to dinner with a week ago. I asked what the outcome of the call would be if I called this person telling him about land that I just found out my friend is selling.(coincidentally he had brought up he was interested in land prices in the same state my friend just called yesterday to tell me she is selling hers)

I left a to the point message, ( I felt like that is what the Ic was saying this with Hex 3 line 5, keep it short and sweet a little goes a long way, a lot is disastrous. dont talk about anything else, get in get out kinda of thing)So I left the info and my friends number telling him to call her if he is interested and that was it.

The part I dont understand is Hex 24, does this mean he will get in touch or will I meet a new person and forget this guy?

Without going into it all, there is an attraction between us but he is kinda shut down and frankly complicated so i got the feeling to leave him alone so I have. I can tell pursuing him wont work.

Thank you!! many blessing xo

 

[radiofreewill]

Hi White Wolf 22,

Imagine on a hot day that someone hands you a perfectly ripe and juicy section of an orange...ummm.

If your expectation about what that orange section is going to do for you is small, snack-sized, then you will be satisfied. However, if your expectation is big, meal-sized, then it will fall far short of the mark.

So, having small expectations about the 'return' of the favor that you did for him on the land opportunity is the correct level to set for yourself. My guess is that you will hear back from him in the week ahead, possibly about dinner for St. Patty's?

As far as the relationship overall, this hexagram is often called Difficulty in the Beginning to emphasize that only small things are possible at this stage, but that the outcome has a better-than 50% chance of being positive in the long run, if the relationship shows some constancy at the start.

I hope this helps.

All Best!

 

[rosada]

3.5 is a situation where people talk back and forth resolving issues as they come up rather than one solution solving all problems all in one stroke. In this case the issue was his interest in land. You asked the I Ching what the outcome would be of calling this fellow with some specific information that could be of use to him. I think you are being advised that the call was useful for that one issue but it didn't address your underlying issue which was that you were hoping he would put some energy into creating a friendship with you. So now you 24. Return to square one, no harm, no foul.
As your question was only asking the IC to comment on the effects of your phone call I don't think you can read into the answer a prediction as to what he will do next or whether or not you will meet someone new or whether you should forget this fellow. I think it only says that this phone call didn't change anything, it didn't effect your friendship one way or the other.

 

[White Wolf 22]

ah so true! thank you this makes sense. I think i was trying to read more into it, a case of wishful thinking. Do you have any advice on how to frame a question when you want to inquiry about someone you have interest in? I always find these kinds of questions confusing. thank you xo

 

[White Wolf 22]

Yes this helps very much, great explanation. Thank you so much. I def am glad I kept the expectations small. The Ic is always right ! xo

 

[rosada]

As to how to frame a question to ask about someone you are interested in -
How about, "What is my experience with this person?" or "Why am I attracted to this person?' "What is the potential?" "How will this connection evolve?"

 

[White Wolf 22]

thank you Rosada, this is very helpful