Help with 1(1,2) and 9 (2, 5)

[mariellab]

Hello! I an new here and would love some help with a couple of readings I did:

1. I have been thinking for ages in starting a small jewelry making business but have never felt truly motivated to sit down and actually do the work! lately this has come up again and ask: Please comment on the success I would have if I started my jewelry business. I got hex 1 with lines 1 and 2. I find it strange because even though the first hex is all about action those two lines take me to retreat? Could you please help me understand that?

2. My partner and I broke up 6 months ago and now he is in a rocky relationship...Someone told me that he would come back to me this summer so I ask Yi if this was correct. I got 9 with lines 2 and 5. Yes or no?

Well, thank you for all your help!

Mariella

 

[magictortoise]

1. Perhaps it isn't tiime to move forward with definite action. Incubation period. Definitely you are being told in line one to not act, but I don't think you should give up on the project just yet. Patience is in order, followed by baby steps.(line 2)

2. Not so clear cut. Line two in Wilhelm states "He allows himself to drawn into returning." Depending on how you worded the question the 'he' could refer to the other's returning or perhaps a counsel for your own retreat for futher reflection. Line five would suggest to remain loyal despite what is going on with him. I think if you find the strength of loyalty and devotion in yourself it won't much matter whether he returns or not. "You will not be alone in your riches" commentary p. 434 of Wilhelm.

Ken Wanamaker

 

[mariellab]

Ken,

Thank you so much for your reply! I thought the same about my first question. The second question, I am still wondering...I feel like you do, it is hard to tell...

Hugs,

Mariella

 

[willowfox]

Hex 1.1 says to hang in there because the time is not right yet.

Hex 1.2 says that sometime later you can start producing jewelry but as with any business at the beginning, you will have to work very hard to prove your worth, as it will take time to break into the market but if you persevere then you should be successful.

Hex 33 this is suggesting that you not give up, it is saying that you should do your homework before you proceed too far, think things through carefully before going commercial.

Hex 9.2,5 > 22 says that his new relationship is going to end, and that he will return, so it is up to you to welcome him back but there is little you can do about the situation except wait for him to see his mistake and return voluntarily. But all should be well in the end. Hex 22 indicates the middle of September.

Your answer seems to suggest that when your partner returns and has settled down, then the both of you can cooperate on the jewelry business.

 

[cejudesc]

To Mariella

About the business, one would say you are a woman full of resourses and the dream to start this proyect is a way to reinforce your personal development; you could find personal satisfactions on it, indeed. However, you also seem to feel highly uneasy regarded transitional and unestable situations. If you are familiar to the Yijing, one could say you are like the line in the six position (the one that is already outside the situation or seeing it from distance) and hate to be in the third position (the transitional from inner to outer trigram).
Success can mean diferent things to diferent people. But one can say that starting the business now would imply economical hinderances and worries for you, and this worries could lead to the crash ot the proyect. The economical profit of this business is under Wood; so this season of Fire controls the economical profits; but the next season of Metal can be a real hardtime.
So, one would say you may rather wait at least to the next Water season to evaluate again the oportunity to start this business.

This is what one would say... but what do I know anyway?

 

[rosada]

Line 1.1 Would certainly discourage one from going ahead on your own, but 1.2 suggests away to get started. Is there someone you know who is already active in your field? Perhaps aligning with this person would open some doors.

Also it occurs to me that you have a hard time getting yourself up and going. Perhaps a partner would keep you enthused.

 

[mariellab]

I appreciate your responses so much! Willowfox, How did you determine that hex 22 means the middle of September?

Hugs for all!

Mariella

 

[dobro p]

I have been thinking for ages in starting a small jewelry making business but have never felt truly motivated to sit down and actually do the work! lately this has come up again and ask: Please comment on the success I would have if I started my jewelry business. I got hex 1 with lines 1 and 2.

Hex 1 is about creative energy flowing through the situation (the jewelry making, I suppose, or perhaps the starting up of the business). Line 1 says 'don't act' and Line 2 says 'creative energy is starting to appear in the field you're enquiring about (jewelry making business). These lines are contradictory at first glance, but not so if you put them in a time sequence. In other words: right now, don't act on starting the business. After a while, start the business.

My first guess is you need to do more homework in terms of getting information about starting a business, doing research into location and rents and so on, and putting thought into exactly who your customer base will be and what sort of stuff you'll make. Preparation.

What's odd about this is the second hexagram, 33, which talks about withdrawing from involvement in a situation. That sounds like pulling out of the idea of starting the business. So, overall, it seems to be saying: "In this creative undertaking, there is a good reason not to act and a good reason to act now, so withdraw from the project right now."

If I'd drawn what you did in answer to that question, I'd put the project on hold for the time being, and do a bit more homework. Then consult again further down the road. If the Yi wasn't more encouraging, I'd abandon the idea for good.

 

[pakua]

Hi Dobro,

"If I'd drawn what you did in answer to that question, I'd put the project on hold for the time being, and do a bit more homework. Then consult again further down the road. If the Yi wasn't more encouraging, I'd abandon the idea for good."

I've wondered about this concept before... why do you say you'd abandon the idea for good?

What if the next time you consulted, the time still wasn't right, but say 6 months later, the time was right? I guess what I'm asking is, is there any way to know, this is now the definitive answer and there's no point in asking again?

 

[willowfox]

What's odd about this is the second hexagram, 33, which talks about withdrawing from involvement in a situation. That sounds like pulling out of the idea of starting the business. So, overall, it seems to be saying: "In this creative undertaking, there is a good reason not to act and a good reason to act now, so withdraw from the project right now."

If I'd drawn what you did in answer to that question, I'd put the project on hold for the time being, and do a bit more homework. Then consult again further down the road. If the Yi wasn't more encouraging, I'd abandon the idea for good.

Hex 33 is not about withdrawing involvement forever, it only says to retreat because the time is not right or something else is not ready, it advises one to prepare in the mean time for the counter attack that surely must come.

Also, Hex 1.2 clearly says that she can indeed start producing jewelry sometime not far away, so no need to ask again the same question and certainly no need to abandon the project.