Another relationship question, go figure...

[roningun42]

So, since I have begun reading and casting the Yi, I have learned that asking yes or no questions is frowned upon. But sometimes we can't resist, and after this weekend, I had to ask...

"Is there still a chance for me and X?"

The answer was, hex 10.1.2.6 changing to hex 45.

I welcome as many answers to this one as I can manage, this one is important to not only me but my children as well, I ask about their mother...

Blessings to all.:bows:

 

[gene]

This is a prime example of how the I Ching might answer direct yes or no questions. It throws the question back on the questioner. LIne one asks you if you are the right kind of person to accomplish the task. Line two tells you that it really does not matter because you are able to travel the road even if you are alone. Line six tells us if we want to know the answer, we must look at our conduct in the matter.

In other words, you are going to have to decide if you are the right man for the job.

Gene

 

[lloyd]

yes/no - advance/retreat

A topic for Open Space, so I''ll be short.
Yes/no questions are also frowned upon because they lie close to yang/yin and somehow that does not feel right.
Meanwhile there is the question: Why are bananas yellow, that may give way to over-imaginative interpretations. Fuzziness also appears often because the question did not concern the actions of the questioner, but went something like: WHY did PETER step on me. Such questions may become hard to sort out, as the initial perspective may be unclear.
In the end I like putting question in such a way that an: advance/retreat, react/relax answer is possible (or any variant depending on the question). Some may see that as yes/no, I see it as a simple aid for getting rooted questions.