Am I freaking out over nothing? Yi's answer, 52.3.6 to 2.

[lanietade]

Basically I’m having a lot of anxiety about the immediate and not so immediate future. I’ve been looking for a job and haven’t had a lot of luck. I’m also a little stressed because I feel like I’ve been single for too long It freaks me out to think that things might not really get better?

I think I understand the stillness part which to me means stop freaking out! But not sure about “Earth”.

 

[Hans_K]

Hi Lanietade,
H2 is about following, accepting, supporting, looking after.
It does not mean doing nothing, but not taking the initiative yourself. Just as the soil produces nothing by itself, but supports the seed put into it, nourishes it, etc., so that it can grow into a tree.
The text of Judgement and Image articulates this in a beautiful way.

Judgement H2
The Receptive. Supreme success.
It is beneficial to be constant like a mare.
If the superior person sets out to do something, he will go
astray,
But if he follows, he will find guidance.
It is beneficial to find friends in the southwest and to forego
friends in the northeast.
Serene perseverance brings good fortune.

Image H2
The basic disposition of Earth is Receptive.
Thus the superior person supports all things with his generous
virtue.

H52
H52 is not just about keeping still, but is also about being present in the here and now

Thus the superior person
Does not allow his thoughts
To go beyond his situation.

The nuclear hexagram of H52 is H40 Release (of tension). To release tension, it is necessary to become still and stay still, to be in the here and now and not be preoccupied with what might be.

In both cases, trigram Mountain changes to Earth.
For the lower trigram by the moving line at the 3rd position.
Mountain as the lower trigram with a moving line can be about closing oneself off to the environment. It cannot give but neither can it receive. It is very self-focused. Everything here is done from the ratio without involving feelings.
Earth advises opening up, making space, finding a balance between giving and taking, growing internally, give space to feelings.

The upper trigram Mountain changes to Earth due to the moving line at the 6th position.
Mountain out of balance here is stubborn,hard-learned, wears a mask, so to speak in the outside world which prevents others from seeing its true nature, shows unyielding behaviour.
Earth advises to be of service, to be open to the environment, to be without judgement and expectations.

It is never wise to get worked up about whatever as it solves nothing, but in this situation you can do something to work towards a solution: open yourself up and the natural course of events (H2) does the rest.

This would be my interpretation. As always, take what resonates and leave the rest

 

[my_key]

Hi Lanietade

Basically I’m having a lot of anxiety about the immediate and not so immediate future. I’ve been looking for a job and haven’t had a lot of luck. I’m also a little stressed because I feel like I’ve been single for too long It freaks me out to think that things might not really get better?

I think I understand the stillness part which to me means stop freaking out! But not sure about “Earth”.

Whenever you 'freak out' it is never over nothing. Deep within there will be a good reason even though you may not see how it connects to our outer world and how you are experiencing it. Anxiety is based in fear and threat: fear of either a real, or a perceived threat to your physical, mental, emotional or spiritual self. Stress does nothing but accentuate those fears, even if the fears are unspoken or unseen.

52 <> 2

'Keeping Still' through 'Responding'

Responding is the opposite to reacting. Reacting can be seen as 'knee-jerk' stuff. Responding requires cool and calm, which leads towards a measured and appropriate reply. Holding your world in a sense of nurturing, nourishing, open 2-ness that will 'enrich your virtue to sustain all beings' (image) is what you are being invited to accept as the blanket in which you safely wrap your world.

52 advocates that the best direction for you is to not to live in a world based in the extremes of your fears or the thoughts you associate with them. No one survives well in their body or mind where an extreme environment is always being experienced.

52 is deeply powered and directed by the subtle energy of 40 ' Loosening '. What is happening within you world now will have a long term influence of providing relief for you, even if you cannot see that for now.

52.3 - At the threshold of your inner world you feel the threat. The heat of the flames and stench of the smoke attack you on an emotional level. You, perhaps, deep within your heart doubt your abilities to cope or, as a worst case scenario, even survive. These are all echoes of your past that you will find beneficial to still and eventually eliminate.

52.6 - There is wisdom for you to find in your anxiety, stress and 'freaking out' which requires you to face and safely experience the messages of your fears. See them for what they are without turning a blind eye. Hear what they have to say rather than turning a deaf ear to them. In this honest, generous and trusting response to them you will see and hear what is needed to loosen the hold they have in your world. Through responding rather than reacting you will find good fortune. Perhaps, you already have a sense of how best your cage, or certain parts of it, can be dismantled. Wisely consider how being open to and responding in positive, beneficial ways to those thematic insights might make your world a healthier and safer place to live in for you..


... of course, there may be other interpretations that offer you insights that resonate with you more.

Good Luck

 

[rosada]

Hexagram 52. follows 51. Shock and thus is advising the way to handle Shock is by KeepingStill.
52.3 However not by stifling your fears.
52.6 Rather by calmly considering the origin of the fears and by not allowing negative rumors to confuse you.
Hexagram 2. Earth nourishes and supports whatever seeds are planted.

Together it seems to me you are being advised not to focus on or plant any negative thoughts.