Health questions. Hex 12 followed by 25.5>21 two times. No medicine?

[Stillpoint]

Been having health issues for a few years. Developed some moderate problems after the end of a long-term marriage....problems later expanded and became much worse from job harrassment....finally left job for sanity. Still out of work due to health so finances are a new worry. I've asked Iching a number of health questions but sense i am usually asking the wrong questions so answers are obscure (for me). This time the answer feels more right on but i still need help with it!

I first asked if reconnecting with some estranged family members would improve my health and I received 12-Blocked. Then asked who the non-persons in 12 were and received 25.5>21 Estranged > Biting Through. A couple weeks later I asked if seeing a certain endodontist (root canal) would improve my health. Again I received 25.5>21. This repetition got my attention! So now I'm wondering if changing line 5 in Hex 25 means I really don't need all the herbs, supplements and therapies I'm doing and instead need to......heal my spirit or soul? It seems risky to stop them but I'm considering this. On the other hand maybe the message is that I was insincere and therefore no medicine or herb can ever heal me? Yikes! And then there's Biting Through. Not sure about the meaning there either.

I would really appreciate help with interpretation. My health problems are many.

 

[xuesongyu]

Hello friend:

The first question: Yes, I agree with you. You do not need to reconnect with some estranged family members now, because it will make no sense for your health.

The second question: The fifth line in a hexagram stands for the host of a family.

The third question: I think you are in sub-health state. Going to see a doctor and taking medcine may cure the symptoms, but not the disease. If you want to improve your health at source, you should make adjustments in your life style.

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[Stillpoint]

Thank you xuesongyu for the reply. Your thoughts make sense. Still, i was hoping Iching would yield more specific advice on which areas of my life need adjusting.

Regarding the fifth line, what does the host of a family actually mean?

 

[xuesongyu]

Hello friend:

Maybe he is just a male master of a family, for more details, you can take a guess yourself.

By the way, when you get the result of a hexagram, you should find your answer in the corresponding codes. What you should note here is that not all the codes correspond to your question, you need to judge which code is the right one to your question. For example, when you get an unchanging hexagram(Hex 12), you should consider the Hex name and Hex code of Hex 12. Not all the words in the Hex codes are your answer.

So for the first question, your asked "if reconnecting with some estranged family members would improve my health". According to the Hexagram name of Hex 12, you should know the answer is no. Then you do not need to ask who the non-persons in Hex 12 at all!

Thank you xuesongyu for the reply. Your thoughts make sense. Stil, i was hoping Iching would yield more specific advice on which areas of my life need adjusting.

Regarding the fifth line, what does the host of a family actually mean?

 

[xuesongyu]

When you get an unchanging hexagram as follows:

Hexagram Name: AAA
Hexagram code: BBB, CCC, DDD
Line code 1: EEE
Line code 2: FFF, GGG
Line code 3: HHH,
... ...
According to I Ching's rule, when there is no changing line, you should find your answer in the Hex name and Hex code.
So you answer may be AAA or BBB or CCC or DDD(but not all of them).

 

[Stillpoint]

Thank you xuesongyu - i appreciate your insights.

I did understand Hex 12 as No, but my question was general and referred to more than one estranged branch so I asked follow-up questions to see if iching meant all of them since I felt I had gotten other answers indicating Yes or maybe. But in the end I think you are right that 12 was a clear No to all.

By the way, when you use the word code, are you referring to the text?

 

[xuesongyu]

In fact, "code" and "text" have the same meaning, both of them mean the texts of I Ching Hexagrams.

In my book "The wisdom of I Ching" & "I Ching Codes Predicting the Future", I call it "code" rather than "text". Why? Because when you get the result of a hexagram, you cannot directly get your answer. You have to try to understand its meanings. Because I Ching was written in a metaphorical way.

Some people may feel confused: "Why doesn't I Ching tell me the results directly instead of showing a metaphorical code?" Because each word in I Ching describes all kinds of things. If I Ching use a code to describe A, it cannot describe B or C. But with a metaphorical code, I Ching can decribe A or B or C or other things at the same time.

What's amazing is that in the past thousands of years, I Ching's predicting method and its codes have been proved correct! That's why there are so many people in the world interested in this book.

Thank you xuesongyu - i appreciate your insights.

I did understand Hex 12 as No, but my question was general and referred to more than one estranged branch so I asked follow-up questions to see if iching meant all of them since I felt I had gotten other answers indicating Yes or maybe. But in the end I think you are right that 12 was a clear No to all.

By the way, when you use the word code, are you referring to the text?

 

[Stillpoint]

Xuesongyu,
What you say about the metaphors makes sense to me. It also seems to be a way to help us access our intuition.

 

[Stillpoint]

My dreams are telling me telling me that I have grief stuck or lodged in my body. So I am paying attention to that and trying to process the grief. When I feel the grief I try to acknowledge it feel it and let it move through my chakras and out into the ground. I thought I was already doing that but my dreams suggest there is more processing that needs to happen. In one dream a tiny bird made a nest inside me which a doctor found. He told me it had been there 8 years and I'd feel better once it was removed. The bird was at the exact location in my abdomen where I am having problems. I think the bird was dead. My divorce decision was about 8 years ago and there were many related losses. One of my grown children was in the dream and she and I are still trying to get our relationship back in balance since the divorce. Many of the interpretations I have seen for hex 25 and 25.5 point to the need to reclaim joy in one's life. That resonates with me and I would venture that joy most likely far surpasses the power of any medicine or herb.

 

[goddessliss]

Hi Stillpoint, glad you are aware of the chakras - when reading your original post my thoughts went straight to an imbalance in the Root Chakra so lots of walking (pounding the ground) root vegetables particularly beetroot an for the joy work on the Sacral so orange foods but you probably already know about this.
You probably already know that the central charka the Heart is what balances these all out and is the chakra for the lungs.
Bach remedies are great for moving things along so maybe have a look at them too. - Liss

 

[Stillpoint]

Thank you for the timely suggestions Liss. I forgot all about eating root veggies for the Base chakra, esp beets, and also forgot about wearing colors like red or orange for the sacral chakra. I'm grateful for your reminders. Coincidentally or not, I wore a red sweater today on purpose because I gravitate to grey and felt red would be more grounding and alive. And it has been. I also forgot about Bach remedies....I just went and dug out Rescue and Sweet Chestnut which i used a few years ago! I tend to focus on healing mantras, crystals, visualizations, Reiki, dream work, yoga and long nature walks. Also talking can help. Massage too! In fact though, I didn't think about how pounding away on the trails every day was good for those lower chakras, but of course you're right! Along those lines I had been thinking about getting back into sculpting, pottery or carving wood...as grounding/healing activities. I actually have symptoms inother chakras too, but the base and sacral are most in need of healing. I tend to meditate from the heart chakra but hadn't viewed it as the balancing chakra, however this feels logically and intuitively correct.

Thanks again Liss!

 

[goddessliss]

Yes sometimes we just need reminding. Well being creative always brings me joy so not only will it be grounding it will also hit your sacral chakra which is creativity and joy - awesomeness!!

 

[Stillpoint]

So true about needing reminding. I do benefit from it and appreciate it. Definitely awesome about creativity tapping the sacral chakra. I didn't know it was the center for creativity and joy - that's incredibly helpful so thanks for sharing! I have a serious condition in my actual physical sacrum that I'm trying to heal with visualization and more. But the creativity and joy aspects are like 2 missing puzzle pieces you just graciously handed to me!

Thank you Liss.

 

[goddessliss]

Ask Yi how you would benefit from using the Bach Remedy, Pine

 

[sooo]

Hi Stillpoint,

Odd, but even your title implies 12.

Reading your first post gave me the willies, as it sounds too close to exactly where I was about 14 years ago. Believe me, you do not want to experience what I did afterwards for quite a long time, and still live with the effects of today, though I've come a long way to recovering, at least mentally/emotionally. But my physical health was forever compromised.

Regaining your equilibrium as quickly as possible is what will prevent further physical damage. Your career hit the skids, as did your marriage, and now your health is reflecting those blows to your self-esteem. I think what the Yi is most impressing is not to seek some sort of unrealistic miracle to save you simply because you're a nice guy. Bad stuff happens to good people if they make bad decisions, those based on desperation. Remaining calm and confident, beginning again with perhaps a more humble job and gaining stability in your daily routine is important. In a way, saying what Liss has said, to get yourself grounded again, get a routine going again, not relying on edification from your family and old friends. The family disowns you and old friends, especially business associates are quick to throw you under the bus. It's a difficult time. A true ally can be most valuable.

I see nothing wrong with having your teeth worked on if that's what they need, especially if you still have your health benefits insurance. Financial stress can complicate things even more.

Though this isn't in the reading necessarily, if I were to go through that again, I'd want solid, professional guidance from a councilor, a life coach or qualified psychologist who understands the devastation of losing your career and family at the same time, along with all your support systems. Try to stay calm and grounded. Develop a healthy, low fat, low sodium diet, and exercise program; don't be afraid to learn how to take care of you now. That may be difficult because you may have based your worth in taking care of others and taking care of yourself may seem foreign to you now. It's a skill to learn, and the sooner the better. Try to keep your thoughts positive but don't seek any magic bullets or quick and easy alternative lifestyle solutions. Your dreams may open new doors to self-understanding if you can correctly decipher their meaning.

Hang in there and I wish you the best.

 

[Stillpoint]

Thanks Liss for suggesting the Pine Bach Remedy - I asked Yi and got 27.1>23 which felt like a no to me?

Thank you sooo for sharing your own painful story and passing along your hard won insights. I'm sorry you had to go through such a difficult time, but am so glad you were able to significantly recover. It was validating to receive acknowledgement for just how devastating it is to lose essential supports in rapid succession. Some family and friends try to empathize but I think only someone whose been through it can really grasp the level of devastation such loss can wreak on one's life. It could have been worse though and for many, it is. I have more compassion now. And I'm grateful for life's blessings, including the I Ching, and this community. I am recovering my health and my life, slowly and surely. Thanks again sooo and all the best to you!