Fear of taking a stand

[lasublime]

Hello All,
My question is more about how what approaches a reading when using the word "What." I got confused with an answer I received for the question :
"What is my fear of taking a stand?" My answer was unchanging hex. 11.

Maybe I should have worded it with the word "Why," such as "why am I afraid," but I said what.

I think I get a general sense of hexagram 11, but in the answer to the question, how can "flowing" be what my fear is?

(When I say fear, it can come in many disguises, but generally it seems to stem from a lack of trust in self, so I find myself stuck between decisions, not answering the telephone in order to avoid talking to someone, whether it be personal or professional, procrastination etc. To the point of fast heartbeat and nervousness. Just a bit of backdrop to the question)
So what is the best way to pose a question? What is or why is?
Thanks

 

[sooo]

The Yi I'm familiar with doesn't get hung up on semantics.

"What" is my most of used word to form a question, followed by "about such and such?" It's an open question; and from the answer I can always funnel the matter down with more specific questions, but that's only seldom needed. So, perhaps the Yi responded to your question as being "what about my fear of taking a stand?" In which case 11 would put matters into perspective, being lifted by and receiving heaven into your body. That should calm the sea of doubt and give you confidence.

 

[Tim K]

First comes the thought, the words only follow.
Yi notices only the thought, the words are hollow.
[I can't shake off the poetic mood this evening ]

I believe they are only for the journal, for your mind to remember.

About h11: it signifies growth, progress which you are afraid of.
It's safer to stand and go over things in your mind than to lose this stability and hop on a train.

Crowley: The due order of things; we see, in sum,
good fortune, small things gone, and great things come.

Of course partly it's caused by this lack of trust in self (and in the life-force, the universe). Good observation on your part. I know I also had this condition myself.
But it's also natural, the fear of unknown is basic to all humans...
Grow up, try to overcome it.

 

[lasublime]

The thought comes first! Of course, I should know that, I recently been studying A Course In Miracles. How soon we forget things like that and get caught up in semantics as soon said.
Yes it is safer to constantly go over things in one's mind. I do all the time. I dream myself great often, but when given the chance to show what I can do, I back down.
Thank you for yet another voice to encourage me. And it is now my turn to do the work.
Gwen

 

[lasublime]

Ok so Yi doesn't get caught up in semantics. It is good to be reminded of that, because I often find myself struggling with an answer exactly because of semantics. That's a lot to think about. Thanks. And also for your answer, I think it is tile for a walk in the open.