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Some context:
Recently, in a dream it came to mind that I was incarnated on Earth to learn free will, and bring this knowledge back to my people elsewhere in exchange for service rendered here. It was a dramatic dream narrative--not something I take literally--but it speaks to a feeling that I have not yet really learned to set boundaries, or act proactively in the world. It's a shadow aspect of my psyche coming forward, and a part of me is unfulfilled as a constructive participant in life.
So, this free will topic was floating around the edge of my mind this evening, and when I noticed it I thought to sit down and try to better understand what was going on by posing this question. I'm having trouble with my interpretation and would appreciate any insight.
My sense of the answer:
I'll start with the second hexagram 18 because it seems more straightforward. It seems to point out that the feeling that I don't exercise my will comes from an old learned behavior. Perhaps the root of it is in past experience that needs to be uncovered, and nourished. I should lean into the feeling, and see what associated memories resurface. It also asks for action--kind of denying the premise of my question. It even flips my feeling of lack of will as a negative thing back on me, showing that it's a behavior/pattern that served me in the past.
Hexagram 36 seems to point out something like: in order to learn how to act with free will, you first need to learn how to protect your inner light. And that there is a necessity to what feels like a struggle I have to deal with. Maybe hexagram 36 is directly saying I am entirely in the dark about the nature of this situation, or that I'm not really lacking agency in the way I think I am.
The changing lines are quite difficult to get at. Line 6 is almost saying to fail to learn this lesson will lead to my figurative death. Line 2 is perhaps a scenario with real setbacks, but in which I am able to recover and move forward. Is the left thigh a significant image? In line 1, flying away might have something to do with other people not understanding me, and a need to retreat to a different perspective to make progress.
Conclusion:
My thinking on this is pretty muddled, and the answer seems to point this out. Should I pursue new questions, and if so does the reading point me in any direction here? Or is the answer quite straightforward in imploring me to take action inwardly, learning to protect the source of my free will before learning to act on it. I would really appreciate any thoughts on this, thanks!
Recently, in a dream it came to mind that I was incarnated on Earth to learn free will, and bring this knowledge back to my people elsewhere in exchange for service rendered here. It was a dramatic dream narrative--not something I take literally--but it speaks to a feeling that I have not yet really learned to set boundaries, or act proactively in the world. It's a shadow aspect of my psyche coming forward, and a part of me is unfulfilled as a constructive participant in life.
So, this free will topic was floating around the edge of my mind this evening, and when I noticed it I thought to sit down and try to better understand what was going on by posing this question. I'm having trouble with my interpretation and would appreciate any insight.
My sense of the answer:
I'll start with the second hexagram 18 because it seems more straightforward. It seems to point out that the feeling that I don't exercise my will comes from an old learned behavior. Perhaps the root of it is in past experience that needs to be uncovered, and nourished. I should lean into the feeling, and see what associated memories resurface. It also asks for action--kind of denying the premise of my question. It even flips my feeling of lack of will as a negative thing back on me, showing that it's a behavior/pattern that served me in the past.
Hexagram 36 seems to point out something like: in order to learn how to act with free will, you first need to learn how to protect your inner light. And that there is a necessity to what feels like a struggle I have to deal with. Maybe hexagram 36 is directly saying I am entirely in the dark about the nature of this situation, or that I'm not really lacking agency in the way I think I am.
The changing lines are quite difficult to get at. Line 6 is almost saying to fail to learn this lesson will lead to my figurative death. Line 2 is perhaps a scenario with real setbacks, but in which I am able to recover and move forward. Is the left thigh a significant image? In line 1, flying away might have something to do with other people not understanding me, and a need to retreat to a different perspective to make progress.
Conclusion:
My thinking on this is pretty muddled, and the answer seems to point this out. Should I pursue new questions, and if so does the reading point me in any direction here? Or is the answer quite straightforward in imploring me to take action inwardly, learning to protect the source of my free will before learning to act on it. I would really appreciate any thoughts on this, thanks!