Homeless or not?

[arabella]

Taking a big step this week, I gave notice on the house I'm in that is for sale. I'm just recognising that I need to give two month's notice and October will bring the cold again in a very expensive place to heat -- a bill I don't want a second year. So I gave notice and right away, where there had been no possibilities at all, a couple houses to let have turned up. One is in a perfect position, seems a perfect size and type of home. It's been vacated and I've been enquiring what the disposition of the place will be. It's one of many owned by a large estate property nearby who often uses places for their staff and they aren't available to anybody else for quite a while when that occurs. This one had been let to a person in the wider community, so I'm hoping. However, I can't get an answer so far on this house and so I'm preempting the answer by asking the Yi instead:

"Will I get this house?" The reply: Hex 49 judgement.

Okay, does this mean I'll end up with something I haven't even thought of yet? Or maybe that my life will change entirely and I won't need that particular house? If I keep my present job [not the most fulfilling but pays the bills] and I stay in this part of the world [limited social life but I get to be near my family], this house could be the answer to a prayer. Any thing else is a gamble [the one other possibility I know of includes great employment, but in a foreign land where I've never been and where I know nobody]. Or maybe there's just a housing option I haven't imagined yet?

In any case, looks like something big is afoot and I have to get my imagination and flexibility in gear.

 

[ginnie]

"Will I get this house?" The reply: Hex 49 judgement.

A real need for changing has made itself felt, but it's too early to know what to do, because the forces at work in the situation are now in conflict.

The R.L. Wing translation, which has good commentary on each of the unchanging hexagrams, says of H49 unchanging:

Although you may not know what to do, you know that something must be done. Your best course is to alert yourself by paying careful attention to the shifting moods of those around you. ...

You will need to keep your ear to the ground ...

 

[arabella]

I don't know a single Chinese word but somewhere I have heard that the Chinese words for Crisis and Opportunity are the same. This reading puts me in mind of that linguistic synchronicity. Unfortunately, I still have no idea what's coming, or what to do about it -- except that it may seem chaotic yets holds a lot of promise.

 

[maremaria]

my impression is that hex 49's change, is more smooth than hex 51. Its seasonal change, its when is the right time for the snake get rid of its skin and let the new one grow.

its a yes/no answer so not sure how to read it, but from what i gather , wheather you take or not this house, it is connected with other plans you have. So maybe Yi tries to draw your attention to that, this is how I read it. But if its about the house, its not a bad answer , imo.

 

[arabella]

my impression is that hex 49's change, is more smooth than hex 51. Its seasonal change, its when is the right time for the snake get rid of its skin and let the new one grow.

its a yes/no answer so not sure how to read it, but from what i gather , wheather you take or not this house, it is connected with other plans you have. So maybe Yi tries to draw your attention to that, this is how I read it. But if its about the house, its not a bad answer , imo.

This is an interesting distinction to make: between change that happens like a thunder clap and a true transition. There is definitely a transition underway with absolutely everything in a state of flux, but if it occurs in a flow instead of a wave crashing in that is far easier to absorb, so this idea makes a huge difference. The question remains whether we're actually talking about the house -- which could come clear in stages -- or whether the Yi is placing brackets around the whole, large situation. In a way, I wish it were the larger situation instead of the question I asked, because then I would expect a more global resolution to so much that is chaotic.

 

[maremaria]

Fire in the lake: the image of REVOLUTION.
Thus the superior man
Sets the calendar in order
And makes the seasons clear.

My post was based on the above . So either this house brings an order or you have to make clear your plans.

 

[arabella]

So this interpretation says that order is something brought by the querent, not something that just takes place? And this is what worries me, that I could start at the wrong end to bring this order and find that I have mismatched pieces in my hands. There is so much unresolved that I have no idea exactly WHERE to begin. Of course, I must have a home, one that I can afford to heat. So I've gone for the housing end of things. If I can't settle that here then it becomes clearer that the job at a distance, which includes a place to live, is the one to spring for and I'll just have to get over whatever loss of family and friends I experience as a result. When I think about it, this house COULD bring order to the whole shooting match because that's the element that will force a decision one way or the other. Hmmmm. Maybe the Yi is saying the house is at the bottom of the pile up?

 

[maremaria]

So this interpretation says that order is something brought by the querent, not something that just takes place? ?

I would say a combination of the two. Choosing the right time, according to the circumstance. There is a need to be aggresive in a way, me thinks.

 

[willowfox]

Will I get the house, Hex 49?

Should do if you put in the effort.

 

[arabella]

You know, I'm thinking maybe it would have been better to ask if this house is the right thing to want. Because wherever I begin to resolve this situation everything is upside down at once and whatever building block i put in place first will determine the rest of the structure. Maybe I should be thinking more broadly than a place to live.

 

[arabella]

An update to this situation. The house is already earmarked for an employee of the estate that owns the property [and many others in the area]. So far it is looking like Maremaria's reading is in the lead: that the cirucmstances are critical to find a place and that the search must be quite aggresive. To this point, still homeless.

 

[tigerintheboat]

New Skin

You know, I'm thinking maybe it would have been better to ask if this house is the right thing to want. Because wherever I begin to resolve this situation everything is upside down at once and whatever building block i put in place first will determine the rest of the structure. Maybe I should be thinking more broadly than a place to live.

Well, Yi couldn't answer "yes" or "no", so in reference to

"Will I get this house?"

the reply was "You will get radical change."

Now you could simply see that as an invitation to ask more about the radical change, or you could possibly see H49 as a "new skin." A house is your skin, and maybe all Yi is saying is that of course you will have a "new skin;" you will not be homeless.

At least some of the time when I get no moving lines, I later conclude that I did not quite ask the right question.

Tiger

 

[arabella]

So Tiger what do you recommend? Should I have asked, "What is the potential for me to have this house?" or something similar?

 

[tigerintheboat]

What do I need to know?

So Tiger what do you recommend? Should I have asked, "What is the potential for me to have this house?" or something similar?

You know, I'm thinking maybe it would have been better to ask if this house is the right thing to want. Because wherever I begin to resolve this situation everything is upside down at once and whatever building block i put in place first will determine the rest of the structure. Maybe I should be thinking more broadly than a place to live.

I would consider what I want in employment and whether proximity to family is more important than other considerations.

Perhaps you can ask "What do I need to know about my housing in October."

Tiger

 

[willowfox]

Hex 49 has lake and fire in opposition to one another suggesting that if you want the house then some drastic changes need to happen in your approach.

You would need to get down to the office and explain why you need that house, so cooperation with various entities will bring about a change but you would need to fire yourself up to boil that water.

 

[tigerintheboat]

Nothing Moving

At least some of the time when I get no moving lines, I later conclude that I did not quite ask the right question.

A side note: This morning I have an important meeting with a major client, who is going to bring me news about an undertaking I have proposed. I asked about the meeting, and got a hexagram with no moving lines. I asked a follow up question and got another hexagram with no moving lines!

I mention this to say that the questions are not necessarily wrong. In this case, the "what do I need to know about the meeting" question gave me H18, Corruption, a perfectly good answer. (Not a happy outcome but a good answer nonetheless).

This is why I like the "What do I need to know..." form of questions. You are not asking yes or no, or seeking to know if a certain person will act a certain way, but instead opening yourself to the possibilities of whatever comes back in the reading as something you needed to know!

Tiger

 

[arabella]

This particular house is definitely not going to be offered to anybody not working on the estate. However, a prolonged discussion at the company where I am working about how to contact the manager of this estate has created a lot more contacts about other places. Lots more people have become involved, including some in the company I don't even know. And suddenly there are three more houses and a flat out there and various people helping to gather the details. The dimension of the search has completely changed overnight and I have all sorts of help. There are no guarantees at this point, but I feel that this kind of interest and support could drastically change my chances of finding a decent place to live. And maybe that was import of Hex 49, judgment. Fingers crossed.

 

[willowfox]

And maybe that was import of Hex 49, judgment. Fingers crossed.

Hex 49 is about you saying your story, other people listening and thus the mix creating a major change in the situation, (as fire and water does) a revolution if you like, and thus is pretty much guaranteed to succeed now.

But like any revolution, you need to keep the story highlighted and the troops enlivened.

 

[arabella]

Yes, this is definitely the message. The Revolution has begun in relation to house-finding and there are many soldiers who have joined in and much more hope than this time last week! Thanks all for your interpretations, now we'll see how it goes.