financial question 10.6, 44.2

[thisispeace]

I'm a freelancer dealing with what's happening to the world and all of us as gas goes nuts, our nations all suffer some form of chaos, and the climate gets worse. It's no worse for me than anyone else but I'm facing various challenges - bills, uncertainty about employment, etc. I'm trying to leave as much time for my creative writing, which is what I mainly do. I might have to take on more teaching work to support that, however.

I asked the Iching a couple of questions about it because I'm feeling insecure and a bit scared.

Will I manage financially if I go on as I am as this crisis deepens? Answer: 10.6 to 58.

I think this might be telling me I should look at how things have gone thus far - I'm managing, but not with much to spare, and is this enough to cope with new circumstances? I don't think it's entirely negative, however. (I'm berating myself for not sorting out my work more before this new turn for the worse.)

Where will my finances be in 2 years?

44.2 to 33.

This fits with my strategy so far - to maintain discipline around my spending, not let it get out of hand, live a self-contained life and manage. Might it say I'll land up where I am? There's a contradiction between 33 and 58 which interests me. Might it be saying I should reach out for new contacts and new work rather than stay so independent?

Thanks, TIP

 

[Liselle]

What do you think the "full circle" part of 10.6 could mean?


This might be ridiculously obvious, but I wonder if maybe the point is keep a good eye on the footsteps. Keep in touch with the circles (58 - communicate with them) - make sure they're being completed.

For instance a circle of "is my ending bank balance pretty much the same this month as last month as the month before." Are there nice stable circles, or is it starting to spiral in the wrong direction or something.

My most recent 10.6 reading was about someone trying to take shortcuts that seemed risky to me. I thought it probably meant if it works for them and turns out okay, fine. But 58 comes from 57 in the sequence, and 57 means knowing things very well from the inside. The person's probably not taking blind shortcuts.


I agree with you about 44.2. What I'm not so sure about is whether it means there won't be guests, or that things will be fine as long as there aren't and you can stay retreated.

Putting the two readings together, I think I might lean towards the former a little bit. If you keep an eye on your circles and keep guests away, things will be okay. But you will know what the potential guests might be. Car repairs, medical bills...? Does your track record have anything to say about that? What sorts of guests have you had, how have you managed them.

 

[moss elk]

I'm a freelancer dealing with what's happening to the world....
Will I manage financially if I go on as I am as this crisis deepens? Answer: 10.6 to 58.

Yes.
There was a worldwide fininacial slowdown due to covid. The worst of that is over. In 10.6, the worst is over.
You are not standing in front of or facing that tiger anymore. The footsteps led back to where you started.

Where will my finances be in 2 years?
44.2 to 33.

You will have enough for you,
But not enough to share with guests..
So, Don't adopt anyone or take on an employee.

about 44.2. What I'm not so sure about is whether it means there won't be guests, or that things will be fine as long as there aren't and you can stay retreated.

The latter part is closer.
It is referring to the resources (the fish)
It suggests plenty enough for thisispeace,
But not enough to share with others.
So it's a 'you shouldn't invite guests to share in this modest meal'
(Which is enough for your needs.)

 

[thisispeace]

Thank you so much for your responses! I agree the messages aren;t too negative, they seem to suggest survival and managing within narrow parameters, which is indeed what I've been doing since 2017. And it works for me as a lifestyle since I'm dedicated to my writing. But I am moving to a new expensive city this month because I want a more open, adventurous, sociable lifestyle, so 44.2 worries me a bit as it means I might not be able to accommodate the other. I want the other too!

 

[marybluesky]

Hello;

10.6 is a good omen. It does talk about the end of a cycle which brings relief, or as I perceive it, when the time is right. I have received this line in different occasions. The common point was, despite a stressful & uncertain journey, it ended well. I reached what I wanted.

Your financial concerns are understandable and 10.6 says: you'll go through this difficult period safe and sane and it will end someday.

44.2 is clear too: you will have enough to live your life, but not for additional expenses.

 

[Liselle]

I am moving to a new expensive city this month because I want a more open, adventurous, sociable lifestyle, so 44.2 worries me a bit as it means I might not be able to accommodate the other. I want the other too!

Did you decide that before or after you cast the readings?

More expensive how? Rent, or more opportunities to spend money? Neither sounds much like the "self-contained life" that has worked for you up to now. The "open, adventurous, sociable lifestyle" you're moving for sounds like 58, not like 33.

 

[thisispeace]

Before. I am actually in a position where my bills are about to decrease as I'm buying there, not renting. I don't see a total contradiction between self-containment and being more sociable - I think what I want is to stay on top of my outgoings so that I retain my ability to stay freelance. I've always been quite sociable throughout the last 5 years, so that's not quite I meant when I said I was self-contained. I meant I was able to choose the work I wanted to do within certain parameters, as in, work with clients I prefer and not with those who underpay me, pay me late, or are in some way destructive to work with as in the past. I suppose what I meant was retaining some degree of autonomy.33 fits with that because there is a safe space to retreat to, a boundary.

But 44.2 seems to relate more to social life.

 

[Liselle]

Do you mean your mortgage payments will be less than your rent? True, but buying also creates opportunities for 44-ish disruptions, like having to pay plumbers and so on instead of all that being included. It might work out the same overall, but it might not, depending on what happens, and it's less predictable.

Not sure what Yi answered. You decided to move before asking the questions, so Yi knew about it and could factor it in. On the other hand your first question was "if I go on as I am" which you're not quite doing. You're changing a lot and might be introducing more uncertainty with expenses.

 

[thisispeace]

Yes, that's true - my source of income will remain the same ('go on as I am'), but my living situation and bills will be different. That's why I was asking the question. I might try it again with the wording, 'Given the changes I am making, and the cost of living crisis engulfing the UK (where I live), can I continue with this specific kind of freelance work?' That was what my last question was intended to find the answer to. Hang on, I'll get back if anyone's still interested!

 

[Trojina]

But you have already had very clear answers I can't see why more questions would be needed. See what Moss Elk said.

Will I manage financially if I go on as I am as this crisis deepens? Answer: 10.6 to 58.

My take is if you are okay then you are okay - this is not saying by any stretch of the imagination 'it will not be okay'...'you made it this far in one piece so you lived to tell the tale' is what I see this line as saying. I also think it's a bit tongue in cheek - we are all only here as long as we haven't died yet, if I am alive and eating then I got through. No more certainty than that is ever available, I could still die tomorrow but I'm here now.

Where will my finances be in 2 years?

44.2 to 33.

There's enough for you but not to splash out on others maybe - possible caution against going beyond your means but it does say there is enough for you.

 

[Trojina]

Should add, sorry I didn't mean don't ask more ir's just 10.6 is a very good clear answer here and so if you ask more out of worry you could be overriding your first answers and so creating more worry for yourself.


I also like 44.2 for self sufficiency.