Fun with prediction: 10.1 > 6

[leonine]

A happy saturday to all.

Yesterday I read about a photo exhibit taking place in my city today, and texted a friend about meeting up to go to it. It was a day before invitation, and she is up in the air about going (late night planned last night) but we agreed to text at 4pm today to see if she was up for going.

I asked the Iching:
Will X and I hang out tmrw?
10.1 > 6
Hexagram 10 Treading, Conduct, The Symbol of Stepping Carefully, Proper Conduct, Cautious Treading, Proceeding Cautiously, Watch Your Step, Proceed at Your Own Risk
Judgement: Treading.... Stepping on the tail of a tiger, but it does not bite one. Success. [You should act only after you have planned carefully, and then with resolution.]
Image: The heaven above and the lake below symbolize Treading. The superior man differentiates between high and low, and thus fixes the minds of the people.

Line 1: Wu: Treading ahead in a blind manner will be blameless.
Singly and exclusively he carries out his long cherished wishes.

Hexagram :
Conflict,Conflict, The Symbol of Contention, Strife, Litigation, Quarreling, Arguing, Lawsuit
You are sincere and are being obstructed. A cautious halt halfway brings good fortune. Going through to the end brings misfortune. It furthers one to see the great man. It does not further one to cross the great water.
Heaven and water go in different directions, symbolizing Conflict. The superior man contemplates the beginning before undertaking an enterprise.


Hmmm, seems like a very dramatic answer in response to a simple question about whether or not my friend and I will hang out today, though the background of the situation is that for the past 2 years my life has been in a pit of sorts in all ways, including friendship and social connections.

I will know at 4pm what the answer is, though based on the reading, I would say the answer will be 'No'... based on Hexagram 10.1 which mentions going alone (singly and exclusively), and Hexagram 6 (conflict). Though hexagram 10.1 doesn't seem all that bad, such that maybe it is being recommended that I go to the exhibition alone.

If anyone wants to take a guess based on the lines etc, or better describe them, that would be much appreciated.

 

[leonine]

The answer is No, she is stuck on lazy mode on her couch. A bummer, but I will venture out on my own.

 

[leonine]

Asked about info on this happening (what with the original hex being dramatic, and the ongoing theme of social troubles now), got :

36.2.6 > 26

 

[steve]

I think the original advice was just to stay on your own path and dont worry to much about other influences in this case. I wouldnt take it personally its really just a case of her wanting to stay on the couch and you wanting to go the exhibition,

Steve

 

[leonine]

Thanks for the reply Steve, the night worked out. After posting all of this, we texted more and she spoke about us grabbing a drink after I was done with the exhibit. After that it was late, and she invited me to a house warming party a friend was having, we overindulged a bit, but all in all a good night.

 

[steve]

Interesting 10.6 simply stay on your own path and things can work out. I got a feeling also not to push your friend, like as sometimes friends can do , it may not have worked out so well if you had which is also interesting

Steve

 

[leonine]

Hi Steve, yeah, I was very "come what may will may" on the surface (an artifice I put up), whereas inside I was more like " make a commitment or don't, don't be wishy washy". I'm 39, so not young, but not old, and I find more and more that the attitude I put into my interactions with friends and acquaintances is not the norm... I'm enthusiastic and like to stick to plans, and with a few exceptions, I really don't see a lot of my contemporaries being like that ( a friend of mine who has the same ethos to such matters was termed a 'plan nazi' by another friend who was rather free and easy about social commitments). If a friend needs help moving, unless I have a commitment already, I will help. If a friend needs a place to stay, my door is open...(extreme examples) but I don't seem to encounter a lot of people of the same mind. I really don't enjoy this 'way', as I don't like to treat others casually or be treated casually myself, but until the 'universe' hooks me up with a social group of the same mindset, if I choose to socialize I think I have to either become more "whatever" about social interactions, or pretend to be, or learn to be ok with social isolation.

Anyways, in terms of prediction and learning about the iching, this was a helpful exercise, and your insight was helpful, so thanks.

 

[steve]

Birds of feather tend to flock together but sometimes its refreshing to have some friends that are different than you as well. Its not the best when people let you down but as you can see in this case there is up side to this friend, she may be not the most reliable on those levels but on a social level she makes up for it maybe.

The main thing I got from it was you just did your own thing and it turned out very well. Which could be helpful to someone on a larger scale. At least you took the advice and it worked out well.

Steve

 

[leonine]

"Its not the best when people let you down but as you can see in this case there is up side to this friend, she may be not the most reliable on those levels but on a social level she makes up for it maybe. "

Very good point, thanks again

 

[steve]

I just a note I said 10.6 earlier in the thread I meant 10.1