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line 6 of hex 18 is about instability.
If it is the latter dont rush into marriage yet, there are more things to be done to settle down.
Is this marriage auspicious?
18.6 > 46
Improve yourself and thus improve the world > pushing upward. Progress can be made through strength and will. Cultivate inner independence.
I guess this is saying that the marriage is not inauspicious... but that "luck" will come by the fruits of one's efforts. So perhaps this marriage is neutral. Your thoughts?
I would say that 18.6 tells about something much bigger than auspicious signs, something what lies beyond this category.
I think that the person who received this line should not be concerned about following any contemporary standards, all these norms and principles determining what should be called auspicious and successful. Apparently, this person is mature enough to follow his/her own way and not to question it even for a second.
'No business with kings and lords,
Honouring what is highest is your business'
The corresponding line 6 of hex 46 also predicts a blind advance that has no end, which is a bad omen for marriage (like how near 30 years old women in China rush into marriage and turn out unhappy).
Jeez, how do you get that from this line, which says serving your personal interests is often a higher calling than serving Kings and Princes? Are you reading the same line? Plus to just jump in and tell someone not to get married is rash for any fortune teller, it is way over the top I think to get so far ahead of the person you are talking to.
I don't think it's cool to hit people with such hard advice when you don't know anything really about them really, just your interpretation of a coin toss.
I have a different opinion though. Sometimes an issue is really bad (till the point there's no turning back, for example: a person got really sick, asked the Yi about his condition, received a line saying that his condition will get really bad and not curable, however the second hexagram is really auspicious, which makes no sense), the corresponding line will tell you more insight about the thing you asked.What you call the 'corresponding line' is the fan yao. It doesn't predict anything so does not come into the answer in this way. It certainly isn't a prediction of any kind. It can be used as a kind of mirror to help one see one's actual answer from a different angle, that's all. So there is no 'bad omen' for marriage here unless you see it in 18.6. I think 18.6 is a fairly enigmatic answer for this question that needs the subjective knowledge of the querent to fully make sense of it.
Of course true love surpasses all boundaries, including financial background, classes, and ethnic races. However a marriage is more complicated than that. You will have your own family, have children, and raise them, that's when the financial problems start to increase exponentially. There have been countless couples believing in true love (aka "higher purposes") and failed to make long term plans and the ones who will suffer the most are of their next generation. Making money does not come from "love" alone, it's from the drive to make a better living.
So the picture is quite clear to me now that tidalwave has provided us some background stories: The wife has a better job, probably from a higher class too. The husband however cannot make much money to support the family but she still decided to marry him anyway believing that love will be enough to make everything work. (Thus discarding the stability that she could have found in another man, believing that loving the current husband is the right decision, for a higher purpose: love)
If plans are not made soon (aka letting the situation decay, failed to "fix the evil" like the meaning of the main hexagram 18), the marriage will go no where (just like in line 6 of 46: "Where does this ladder lead to? It has no end")
While I swore I wouldn't do any more readings here, I am going to jump in this one time as this is a fascinating situation. This line is NOT directly answering the question, as there is a deeper question involved here, and it is not obvious except to the person who originally asked. There is a deeper question. That is what is being answered. Since I do not know the mindset of the person, I cannot directly answer the question. But here there is a matter of perspective.
One thing the questioner must do is be honest with him or her self about the facts surrounding this question. That alone would be serving something higher than the kings and princes.
In terms of a simple and direct situation, the answer would be quite positive. But there is an unknown. Why is the question being asked? For, serving something higher could mean "higher than the marriage situation itself." But it doesn't have to. It depends on the context. And that is what makes this so complex.
Then again, serving something higher could mean a greater commitment to the marriage itself. It could refer to the need to get rid of negative emotions and be more calm and accepting. If the person who originally asked the question can read this, maybe they will pick out the answer for themselves. Because so very much here depends on the mindset and determination of the person involved.
I appreciate that you took a break from your break to join the conversation, Gene. I don't know what the deeper question could have been. Although the woman who asked comes from a well off family, she herself has had terrible luck in securing a good job. In fact, she's been underemployed for years and isn't even working at the current moment. So I think her fears stem from her own current lack of earning power and fears about her husband's potential. She's worried if she will thrive in life, because she feels like she isn't and that the future will simply get worse. I wonder if any of this extra information could add depth to your interpretation? I'm intrigued by your post and would love to hear your thoughts on what the Yi is saying.
To clarify the Yi's answer, we asked the Yi what counsel it would provide for the woman in question regarding her marriage. Since 18.6 > 46 could suggest abandoning outdated values (or it could suggest stagnation and loss), I thought that asking the Yi for counsel on what to do regarding the situation might help clarify the original answer.
So we got 62.3 > 16.
From Wilhelm: "there are dangers lurking for which they are unprepared"... which then becomes Enthusiasm.
Man I just don't understand what this is saying either, and it seems very foreboding and unsettling.
You have to brace yourself now. Damage has been done.
Things were good in the past but it's no longer true today due to overconfidence. Your confidence (could be the confidence in the marriage, or the hope that it can work out) is misplaced and no solution can be given in the query.
Like line 3 of hex 16 suggests: You have to do what you think is right. No hesitation allowed. You know the answer. Overindulgence in joy (16) is ominous.
Dont give up to the circumstances. Nothing is too late and you can always turn the course. A warning is not for giving up, it's for making plans to fight against the upcoming storm.
Is this marriage auspicious?
18.6 > 46
Going back to the original cast
It occurred to me this isn't about your marriage I presume but someone else's. Therefore this answer may be telling you not to concern yourself with it.
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