Are our feelings an illusion? Forum mentors help need.

[grndultimte]

Are our feelings an illusion?

Hello all,

Why I'm asking this question to the forum is because as of late, I've been struggling emotionally and spiritually in my life with a few situations, and, of course consulted the Yi. The question I posed was taken right from this site and I felt was very appropriate, it was:

"Please show me an image of myself at present"

answer:

Hexagram 26
9 initially
6 at 5th
9 at 6th
Changes into Hexagram 48

Hexagram 26? Great Accumulating? I thought this is weird since I'm feeling so distraught, unless I'm mistaken this is kinda favorable. But I do not understand the 9 initially:
"This is heading inot danger. Stop. End the adversity now. If you bring things to a head and leave, you will reap the crop. Things will turn out to your advantage."

What is Yi telling me here? what should I stop? I can't seem to make the connection of the transforming lines.
9 initially- sounds like danger
6 at 5th- sounds promising
9 at 6th- I'm walking Heaven's highway...cool!!!

Why are the lines so contrasted here? And I don't relate to Hexagram 48 in this reading? In one of my other posts I asked "how much influence do we have over the Yi," and met with some insightful replies. I guess I don't understand this process. Here I was feeling really miserable and got an answer ffrom Yi that I wasn't expecting. So, are our emotions an illusion? Please educate me.

Thank you all,

grnd

 

[grndultimte]

*****SORRY FOR POSTING THIS QUESTION 2X!!! MY MISTAKE PLEASE RESPOND TO OTHER POST**********


GRND

 

[Frankelmick]

Grnd,

These are just my ideas but I hope that some of this is helpful to you.

I think that the change to Hx 48 could mean that you're finding within yourself a link to the spirituality that connects all of us.

Maybe you will gain more understanding of symbols and images?

Perhaps through this experience you will learn that feelings are not an illusion and that, in fact, you can trust your feelings far more than your thoughts?

If it's a relationship that's troubling you, do you think that you're starting to realise that you are fundamentally different from one another?

Just some thoughts as I say. I'm no mentor. But I hope that some of this might be useful to you.

Best wishes,

Mick

 

[jerryd]

I will post my readimg here after some thought grnd. Hold tight to your self and be happy you are a feeling person,

 

[grndultimte]

Thanks Mick,

It's funny out how my feelings may be one way, and, reality is somewhat different. Early on when I just started posting here, I remember asking Hilary about "trailing creepers". She informed me that they really don't exist, that it is one's mind that makes it "real". Kinda like The Matrix!??!!?

grnd

 

[RindaR]

Grnd,

I wonder if 26 might refer to a kind of authenticity and sense of wholeness that comes when one is able to accept in oneself the parts that are seen as undesirable?

The change in line one might refer to something in yourself that is pressing you now that you don't particularly like, or might not find comfortable given an ideal that you would like to attain, or feel you should have already. If you could see this something clearly, and hear the message it has for you, you might be able to use it for your advantage.

Line 5 again speaks to me of authenticity, of not overlooking what is of real value in an effort to appeal to your sense of what is "nice" - perhaps something on the order of "tough love".

Line 6 also speaks to me of authenticity - of not mistaking a pretty or superficially pleasing form for something that has real and substantial value.

Given your question about feeleings, I'm guessing that this image of yourself has to do with addressing what are generally considered negative or undesirable feelings, such as anger or lust or desire for power? If I've come anywhere near the mark here, (and I don't have a clue whether or not that is true) you may want to think about the
positive attributes of these urges or feelings... (and I believe that all of these are necessary in some form or other, and that there are ways to handle these feelings constructively). If I am way off the mark, I will cheerfully hand your question off to others here with much more experience and knowledge of Yi.

Rinda

 

[jte]

I see 26 as a very "transformative" hexagram.

MHO, I think the meaning is more or less that you're working through a difficult time when your progress/intentions seem blocked, but with ultimately beneficial results as you adapt to the situation.

Initially this is difficult but as you work through your circumstances, you (some aspects of you, such as your personality, skills, approach you are using) change or are forced to change. This adaptation is ultimately beneficial for you per line 6.

This is really not that different from the picture that emerges from studying all the lines in the Hexagram. *But* with your particular changing lines, the resulting Hex is 48 - I'm in agreement with what is said above about the spiritual significance of 48 (and, frankly, with Rinda's post on authenticity, too).

I think for more detail about what to stop doing per line 26.1 you'd have to ask a followup question.

- Jeff

 

[malka]

26 is accumulating great resources, and 48 is the ultimate resource ----- the well, where union takes place, were the first engagement of the bible occurs, where the life sustaining water springs forth. How could this not be lovely?

 

[jerryd]

Grnd; Well I have looked and contemplated and ask the YI to help, I cannot see from any perspective how feelings are illusory. They may interperted by us as opposit to what we expected, thay may be unwanted and rejected on those grounds with out us knowing we rejected them. But they are feelings and presuming we are talking of emotional feelings not "how do you feel", feelings. I suppose you have seen this written or possibly heard it said: When I ask a friend how they were feeling the friends answer was "I Feel FINE" Well here is the definition of fine which makes a lot of sense,
F. frustrated
I. insecure
N. nurotic
E. emotional

Taking charge of ones own life and recognizing ones own flaws and weaknesses has a lot to be said for it. To cope wirh these new discoveries we need a place to unburden ourself occosionally and then have confidence and trust in our beliefs and those we confide in to leads us to the other side. I have no Idea of your situation but it will pass and you will survive a better person for it.

Your life of days gone past cannot be changed, today will happen as it is predicted and tomorrow is yet to be see, so live in the moment without fear of it not really existing and forget what cannot hurt you in the now.

 

[grndultimte]

Thanks All!!!

Thanks JerryD!!! The thing about "feelings being illusory", is that I have a tendency to think the world is a shitty place when I'm feeling insecure and fearful on the inside. I can't seem to get up from underneath my own foot if you will. And yes to Jte:

"Initially this is difficult but as you work through your circumstances, you (some aspects of you, such as your personality, skills, approach you are using) change or are forced to change. This adaptation is ultimately beneficial for you per line 6."

I do feel that some aspects of me are being worked through. The funny thing is that some of these just take time. There is no quick fix.

grnd

 

[jerryd]

Keep smileing grnd, alls well that ends well.