Hexagram 36 - lines 1 & 3 changing to hexagram 2

[maroon]

I asked the I, what if I don't do something, ( detail of the action held in reserve as I feel it could condition an evaluation)

 

[rosada]

Nothing will happen?

 

[becalm]

You may feel sadness but at the same time, you'll feel better about things.

 

[maroon]

so, the I may be indicating, not taking this course of action is ok,?

 

[dfreed]

By not not acting - by not taking action - this perhaps sad situation will remain unresolved, and may also remain hidden. If that's your goal, than sure, don't do anything.

 

[maroon]

When 2 lines are changing, as in this case, which line would be viewed as being in control?

 

[dfreed]

which line would be viewed as being in control?

What makes you think there is - or needs to be - a ‘controlling’ line’?

 

[maroon]

Each line deals with a subtlety different aspects of the divination, yes, control was a poor term to use.

 

[dfreed]

Each line deals with a subtlety different aspects of the divination ....

Yes, and one way to approach this is that you need to consider all the moving lines with somewhat equal weight, because they all have the potential to give you important information about different aspects of your situation.

On the other hand, there are some interpretive methods or systems where you end up with only one of the multiple lines - or even none of them - to be part of your reading.

By way of an example, by applying what's called 'the nanjing rules' you'd focus on the hexagram statement for 36.

I tend to start by looking at all the moving lines. But I'm not sure what you are looking for - or want to look at - since you haven't shared your interpretation of the reading. You've only said you are keeping the specifics hidden from us for some reason?

However - and I might be wrong here - I get the sense that you don't want to 'do' this particular thing that you've hidden from us - and you're hoping the Yi will give you a good excuse for not doing it.

 

[maroon]

You are probably correct, it's easier to do something that's expected of one rather than resisting, however if I interpret line 1 correctly it is saying, have a direction to go, keep to your plan?
Line 3 seems to be saying, I can follow through with my intension, but risk injury in the process.

 

[dfreed]

You are probably correct, it's easier to do something that's expected of one rather than resisting,

First thing, I don't see this as being about 'expectations' or about 'resisting' - it's about the best way to address or deal with what seems to be a difficult situation ....

It is often confusing for me when a question is asked in 'reverse'. If I ask, should I NOT go to the park today? ... if the answer is yes, does that mean YES, I should go to the park, or YES, I should not go to the park?

For your situation, I just simplified it: tell me something useful about what's to be done here:

With 36, you have trigram (three-line figure) Fire below. And with two moving lines (1, 3) I think it indicates an imbalance: perhaps you don't feel safe, or maybe you're not able to work with - or co-exist - with someone else, but you really need to!

With Hex. 2, the advice is to work this (situation) out with the other person, or perhaps you need to be more 'real' or 'down-to-earth' with them.

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Hex. 36 reads 'Favourable augury in hardship' which sounds like this is a difficult situation, and it may be hard (scary, confusing) to deal with ... but, it's still favorable that you do so.

36.1 reads, in part, 'There is somewhere to go. Those in charge grumble.' So again, perhaps there is something that needs to be done, a situation that needs to be dealt with, despite your resistance (grumbling) about doing it.

36.3 reads, in part: 'A crying pheasant: Speed(y augury) not possible'. So, perhaps this hurtful or painful (crying pheasant-like) situation will take some time (and effort) to resolve.

But if you think that's not good advice, or mine is a bad interpretation, or you just don't want to do this mysterious thing, than you probably won't do it. And I suppose that's okay too.

 

[maroon]

First thing, I don't see this as being about 'expectations' or about 'resisting' - it's about the best way to address or deal with what seems to be a difficult situation ....

It is often confusing for me when a question is asked in 'reverse'. If I ask, should I NOT go to the park today? ... if the answer is yes, does that mean YES, I should go to the park, or YES, I should not go to the park?

For your situation, I just simplified it: tell me something useful about what's to be done here:

With 36, you have trigram (three-line figure) Fire below. And with two moving lines (1, 3) I think it indicates an imbalance: perhaps you don't feel safe, or maybe you're not able to work with - or co-exist - with someone else, but you really need to!

With Hex. 2, the advice is to work this (situation) out with the other person, or perhaps you need to be more 'real' or 'down-to-earth' with them.

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Hex. 36 reads 'Favourable augury in hardship' which sounds like this is a difficult situation, and it may be hard (scary, confusing) to deal with ... but, it's still favorable that you do so.

36.1 reads, in part, 'There is somewhere to go. Those in charge grumble.' So again, perhaps there is something that needs to be done, a situation that needs to be dealt with, despite your resistance (grumbling) about doing it.

36.3 reads, in part: 'A crying pheasant: Speed(y augury) not possible'. So, perhaps this hurtful or painful (crying pheasant-like) situation will take some time (and effort) to resolve.

But if you think that's not good advice, or mine is a bad interpretation, or you just don't want to do this mysterious thing, than you probably won't do it. And I suppose that's okay too.

I turned the table and asked;
What if I do this action, I received hexagram 2, lines 4 & 6 changing to 35

 

[dfreed]

I asked; What if I do this action, I received hexagram 2, lines 4 & 6 changing to 35

Do you have a sense of what this means, what the advice is?

One immediate question I have is, what is 'this action' that you are asking about? Is it something in particular?

 

[maroon]

I understand line 6 as saying, yield to the situation and not take my idea of power to seriously.
That what I must do is the same requirement facing the population of the world more or less, just now! Hope I make myself clear, if not do tell me.

 

[dfreed]

.... That what I must do is the same requirement facing the population of the world (right) now. Hope I make myself clear ....

No, you are not making yourself clear.

You didn't ask about what the 'population of the world' should do; you asked if you should do something. Your question has nothing to do with what the rest of us do or don't do.

The response is saying: you perhaps think or feel you should act, but you should not act until you fully know for yourself - what you are doing and why you are doing it. (Example: that you clearly understand, this is about what you do; it's not about what anyone else does.)

Line 2.6 means that first there must - or there will - be a struggle before something good can come out of a your situation.

 

[maroon]

A perfect example of the sender not anticipating how the receiver may intepret words, and my fault entirely, my referencing the population of the world, was an oblique attempt at avoiding saying directly, because of it being a polarising issue, and consequently conditioning interpretation of the hexagram, I was asking the Yi, what if I did not get the Covid-19 vaccine, 36 1 & 3 lines changing and then put the question into the positive, what if I get the vaccine.

 

[dfreed]

I was asking the Yi, what if I did not get the Covid-19 vaccine, 36 1 & 3 lines changing and then put the question into the positive, what if I get the vaccine.

Okay, your big secret has been revealed! After all that secrecy, I'm just glad you weren't trying to do something really awful, like rape someone, or trying to steal pens from Walmart!

I think you asked this before and a few of us said you should do it. And you asked again and I said I think the advice is you should do it, but you need to first understand what you're doing - like maybe understand you're keeping yourself safe and doing your part to help keep all of us safe?

Even with your first question I said:

"By not not acting - by not taking action - this perhaps sad situation will remain unresolved, and may also remain hidden. If that's your goal, than sure, don't do anything."

So, I'm not sure what part of this you don't understand?

 

[maroon]

I'm a slow learner I guess,
Many thanks to all who have contributed and may yet add to the thread,

 

[Olga Super Star]

36.1's those in authority have something to say is so spot on