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(Note: I initially mistyped the changing lines-- they are 5 & 6, not 4 & 5)
Hi all,
I asked a casual, offhand question of Yi today: "Will our firstborn be a boy, or a girl?" I asked it after meditating a moment and making my intentions clear that my intentions were just curiosity and interest in what Yi had to say about the matter. I was wondering if the oracle would have anything very strong to say, or if instead I'd get mild rebuke for asking about something unknowable or idle (I'm not pregnant, and certainly more than a year away from intentionally being so).
As background, I have always had a strong sense I would have a son, even though my own feelings are neutral or maybe slightly preferential towards having a daughter (I'm very close to my mother). My partner is completely neutral on gender.
Also, one more bit of background-- I believe in reincarnation, and I'm not sure how much I think gender really matters for the soul. By that I mean it seems a bit secondary in a lot of ways. I'm not fixated on it.
Okay, so all that aside-- Yi answered me with 51.5.6 changing into 25. Wilhelm's introduction to 51 says, "The hexagram Chen represents the eldest son, who seizes rule with energy and power." !!!! Huang also discusses the eldest son as the central figure of the hexagram. I'm not quite as sure what to make of lines 5 and 6, but they do change from yin to yang, and 25 seems to be about the element of chance or lack of control involved.
Anyway, I found this to be quite an interesting dialogue with Yi, and quite a clear answer of "son". I will update, hopefully, someday, with what exactly transpires.
In the meantime, does anyone have any thoughts on the lines? Perhaps the road towards this child will not be altogether smooth, and it's a bit of a warning to be ready for that, or simply a reminder that childbirth is, well, shocking. It's easy to read frightening things into castings around childbirth but I'm erring on the gentle side with this one.
Hi all,
I asked a casual, offhand question of Yi today: "Will our firstborn be a boy, or a girl?" I asked it after meditating a moment and making my intentions clear that my intentions were just curiosity and interest in what Yi had to say about the matter. I was wondering if the oracle would have anything very strong to say, or if instead I'd get mild rebuke for asking about something unknowable or idle (I'm not pregnant, and certainly more than a year away from intentionally being so).
As background, I have always had a strong sense I would have a son, even though my own feelings are neutral or maybe slightly preferential towards having a daughter (I'm very close to my mother). My partner is completely neutral on gender.
Also, one more bit of background-- I believe in reincarnation, and I'm not sure how much I think gender really matters for the soul. By that I mean it seems a bit secondary in a lot of ways. I'm not fixated on it.
Okay, so all that aside-- Yi answered me with 51.5.6 changing into 25. Wilhelm's introduction to 51 says, "The hexagram Chen represents the eldest son, who seizes rule with energy and power." !!!! Huang also discusses the eldest son as the central figure of the hexagram. I'm not quite as sure what to make of lines 5 and 6, but they do change from yin to yang, and 25 seems to be about the element of chance or lack of control involved.
Anyway, I found this to be quite an interesting dialogue with Yi, and quite a clear answer of "son". I will update, hopefully, someday, with what exactly transpires.
In the meantime, does anyone have any thoughts on the lines? Perhaps the road towards this child will not be altogether smooth, and it's a bit of a warning to be ready for that, or simply a reminder that childbirth is, well, shocking. It's easy to read frightening things into castings around childbirth but I'm erring on the gentle side with this one.
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