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Hello,
I am new here and new to the I Ching. I received it as a gift and have only done a few readings but the results have been very clear and relevant to me so far. However, I have come to a time of major decision and decided to consult the I Ching, and I unfortunately asked a rather complicated question - and therefore got a complicated answer. I could really use some help because some of the advice seems contradictory and I need to know where in the timeline I am so to speak!
I understand that I am really the only one that can really interpret my own answers but some help with the rules about the moving lines would help.
I actually asked 2 questions, here is a summary of the questions and the answers.
Q #1: I wrote a 2 page document explaining my fiance and I's goals in life and how we thought we would get there, and how we don't feel we are making progress. I wrote about how we recently moved to a new place hoping to change careers, but didn't get the jobs we wanted, and now feel lonely in the new place and no further ahead in our goals. We are thinking of moving back to where we lived for the last 5 years, where we know we can get better-paying jobs, to help pay off student loans and save for a house. The move would be acorss a border and 3000 miles, just to clarify it is no small decision.
Unfortunately my mind was in such a whirl when I attempted this reading, I didn't clarify the question to myself. I planned to ask if we should move back to the previous place, but I think I ended up asking more about whether our goals would work at all or if we should just give up on them. I know I should ask a clearer question.
Answer:
Kua 1 was #64 Wei Chi with lines 1,3 and 5 moving.
Kua 2 was #1 Ch'ien.
I thought this means that maybe we acted too soon by moving here and trying to jump ahead to our goals, and that if we persist we will succeed and be happy.
But does the I Ching say anything about the past? Is this advice about the future - saying no we should not give up too soon and move back to our old jobs but rather persist in what we are doing?
Q #2 I decided I had muddled the first question too much by writing too much (but I felt it was necessary for myself - to clarify thing) and I asked specifically "Will moving back to ____ help us reach our goals and be happy and enjoy life while we work towards them?"
Answer:
Kua 1 was #5 HSU with lines 4 and 6 moving.
Kua 2 was again #1 Ch'ein.
This reading was very alarming to me because it indicates "great danger". The problem is that the kua says to "wait until the time of danger is past" and "it will be of great benefit to begin a major journey when the time of waiting is past" which seems to indicate don't move yet.
but line 4 indiactes "the time of danger is here - immediate action is called for". Line 6 indicates "the time for waiting is past, the danger is extreme, there is little hope.... help comes from an unexpected quarter, 3 helpers will arrive" etc.
I do not understand which lines indicate the present action I should take. In this context, asking whether we should move, what would you say I am being told? Is it saying it would be dangerous to move now and I should wait? Or is it saying move immediately because danger is near? Or should I be waiting for these helpers?
Both readings mention "extricate oneself from the situation/danger"
Thanks for any advice or insight you can offer.
I am new here and new to the I Ching. I received it as a gift and have only done a few readings but the results have been very clear and relevant to me so far. However, I have come to a time of major decision and decided to consult the I Ching, and I unfortunately asked a rather complicated question - and therefore got a complicated answer. I could really use some help because some of the advice seems contradictory and I need to know where in the timeline I am so to speak!
I understand that I am really the only one that can really interpret my own answers but some help with the rules about the moving lines would help.
I actually asked 2 questions, here is a summary of the questions and the answers.
Q #1: I wrote a 2 page document explaining my fiance and I's goals in life and how we thought we would get there, and how we don't feel we are making progress. I wrote about how we recently moved to a new place hoping to change careers, but didn't get the jobs we wanted, and now feel lonely in the new place and no further ahead in our goals. We are thinking of moving back to where we lived for the last 5 years, where we know we can get better-paying jobs, to help pay off student loans and save for a house. The move would be acorss a border and 3000 miles, just to clarify it is no small decision.
Unfortunately my mind was in such a whirl when I attempted this reading, I didn't clarify the question to myself. I planned to ask if we should move back to the previous place, but I think I ended up asking more about whether our goals would work at all or if we should just give up on them. I know I should ask a clearer question.
Answer:
Kua 1 was #64 Wei Chi with lines 1,3 and 5 moving.
Kua 2 was #1 Ch'ien.
I thought this means that maybe we acted too soon by moving here and trying to jump ahead to our goals, and that if we persist we will succeed and be happy.
But does the I Ching say anything about the past? Is this advice about the future - saying no we should not give up too soon and move back to our old jobs but rather persist in what we are doing?
Q #2 I decided I had muddled the first question too much by writing too much (but I felt it was necessary for myself - to clarify thing) and I asked specifically "Will moving back to ____ help us reach our goals and be happy and enjoy life while we work towards them?"
Answer:
Kua 1 was #5 HSU with lines 4 and 6 moving.
Kua 2 was again #1 Ch'ein.
This reading was very alarming to me because it indicates "great danger". The problem is that the kua says to "wait until the time of danger is past" and "it will be of great benefit to begin a major journey when the time of waiting is past" which seems to indicate don't move yet.
but line 4 indiactes "the time of danger is here - immediate action is called for". Line 6 indicates "the time for waiting is past, the danger is extreme, there is little hope.... help comes from an unexpected quarter, 3 helpers will arrive" etc.
I do not understand which lines indicate the present action I should take. In this context, asking whether we should move, what would you say I am being told? Is it saying it would be dangerous to move now and I should wait? Or is it saying move immediately because danger is near? Or should I be waiting for these helpers?
Both readings mention "extricate oneself from the situation/danger"
Thanks for any advice or insight you can offer.