Hexagram 60,line 4,in response to money worries

[EmMacha]

Money has been tight lately, but I have tried not to let this cause dismay.
I decided too just do I what I needed to do, to suit & rest with the restrictions, use the time for something else, see how the universe manifests what is needed, and where the restricted budget is showing me my own stickiness.
This has been working, though it was difficult at first!

I used to see money, budgets, managing a household etc as a game; I never wished for money to cause worry in my life. This is easier when you are younger!
Over time, I get very tired when my money is low - the anxiety over bills & teenagers eating all the food overnight, demanding money constantly & contributing only mess, well this creeps in on you...
So, I have worked with the limitations, to transcend this attitude this time & process & heal all these worries through meditation, divination & consulting Yi...
Basically I'm trying to de-condition myself from scarcity thinking & money fixation, all that thoughtspace
(And maybe perhaps teach the kids that money isn't everything)
It has been working!
This week, some huge bill hit my account & my card wouldn't work at the checkout, but I refused to get down about it, & kept listening to that inner voice, which said 'it's going to be ok, see what you can manifest '
Well, I managed, teenagers didn't get their freezer food, but there was rice in the press & vegetables, fruit, cereal, Just not the stuff the kids call 'food'. A friend came around yesterday with some food she cooked for us & good company & a few € if I needed it. I got more than food by being patient! Much much more, a good friend to lift the spirits!

This morning, I received extra money, Some kind of backpay. So I went shopping, I bought everything, I thought, but spent all the cash. When I got home, I realised that I had forgotten the milk, catfood & a few other basics. As I was greeted by loud reproachful miaows by the cats, a few emails pinged in, telling me certain bills were due...

I consulted Yi on this, because I was definitely starting to feel that money anxiety / shame thing, & I got hexagram 60,line 4

This is about limitations, but not too strict, moderation
Line 4 says that everything is going to be fine (moving to 58, Tiu, joy)

But I am a bit perplexed...
Perhaps Yi is referring to the energy of my slightly negative thoughts... "I'll *have* to work more now, I'm not in the mood... but I better go now & work... but I really feel I can't ... but I have to" etc (one work I do is from home, freelance as a psychic counselor, tarot reader, so yes I need to be in a good frame of mind to do the work )

Is Yi saying "chill out, work when you feel up to it"?
Or "it's been too strict, now your waters overflowed, relax & let it settle "

Or is it saying "you are thinking too much of what the kids say they want, bought all the stuff they like & forgot the milk & bills & catfood"?

Or is it about creating new limits & boundaries as my attitudes shift from scarcity to abundance thinking?
I know some commentaries talk about the construction of an irrigation system with this hexagram...
Emotional regulation, I am still having emotional ups & downs relating to money?

The image of the lake on top of the mountain reassures me, as does 58 joy as the outcome hexagram

Is Yi saying "relax, keep working on that irrigation system, keep trusting, it will all be fine "?

 

[Trojina]

60.4 from Hilary's translation

'Peaceful measures.
Creating success.'

I'd read it as your actions were measured, sensible, calm. It's all okay.

You haven't written an actual question as far as I can see...but in general if I got this line I'd take it as a confirmation my attitude to the limits and restrictions (within the subject matter) were well in accord with the needs of the situation.

 

[moss elk]

Money has been tight lately, but I have tried not to let this cause dismay.
I decided too just do I what I needed to do, to suit & rest with the restrictions, use the time for something else, see how the universe manifests what is needed, and where the restricted budget is showing me my own stickiness.
This has been working...
Is Yi saying "relax, keep working on that irrigation system, keep trusting, it will all be fine "?

Bradford's 60.4:
Content with the boundaries
Fulfillment

Yes, that is what it is saying.

 

[Liselle]

Hello again, Emmacha,

Your reading is helping me see 60.4 in a more nuanced way than before, I think. Hmm...

So...what is "peace" or "contentment"? What's the most accurate contrast with that? Looking back at your post for signs of peace, could the contrast be with "anxiety and worry"? Maybe strict vs. loose restrictions isn't really the point in 60.4. Maybe it's is saying you should do what creates peace - think about it in those terms.

From what you wrote, you seemed most at peace when you knew the basics were taken care of. Of course the ideal is to have enough for basics and something left over for fun, but if that's not possible right now, what causes the most stress? Not having the bills paid, or not having frozen pizzas? (Or whatever you meant by freezer food.)

I agree sometimes it can be harder to impose restrictions on other people than to live with them yourself, but it sounds like right now you're having to choose the least bad thing. That's pretty much never pleasant.

Also, 58 doesn't just mean "joy." It can also mean communication. Maybe with your children? Maybe explain to them what's necessary, and how fun isn't fun at all if it backfires on you later?