Can I achieve the look I want? Hexagram 60.5.6 to Hexagram 41.

[jp78]

Can I achieve the look I want? I-Ching casted Hexagram 60.5.6 to Hexagram 41.

I interpreted this as restraint and if I persist in attempting to achieve the physical look that I want that I will fail? Or that there will be a lot of difficulty in my attempt to achieve the look I want.

 

[icastes]

60 and its moving lines suggest that you ought to live within the means of your life, being prudent and discriminating, and avoiding any rash actions. In business, it suggests that the costs may be too high, and financial problems. The 41 indicates that you could end up with loses, but that the tide of adversity will slowly be overcome.

 

[Trojina]

Can I achieve the look I want? I-Ching casted Hexagram 60.5.6 to Hexagram 41.

I interpreted this as restraint and if I persist in attempting to achieve the physical look that I want that I will fail? Or that there will be a lot of difficulty in my attempt to achieve the look I want.

To me the answer says you can achieve the look you want within reason, within the natural limitations of your bodily appearance and the look you wish to achieve. 41 asks you to reduce investment in the idea of this look, not to give it up entirely, just only give it a certain amount of time and attention...and if it involves money limit how much you spend. I think 60.5 shows a satisfaction within a certain limitation, learning to like well what you've got, what you can achieve and you can live happily in the degree to which you can achieve the new look. Again 60.6 asks you in some way to consider how much you ask of yourself here. Perhaps you have very high standards of how you should look.... Overall i think its quite a nice comfortable answer , it doesn't say you will fail at all but that you can be quite content in acheiving the look you want if you are realistic in your expectations

 

[ginnie]

In disciplining oneself, when we become too hard on ourselves, don't our efforts tend to backfire? Line 5 moving represents a satisfactory degree of self-discipline, but line 6 moving is too restricted; too ascetic and self-punishing.

Hexagram 60 advises us not to go overboard in any area of life.

I think Yi is cautioning you to avoid the extreme you might be contemplating to achieve the look you want.