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Thanks Willowfox. How do you get to those timings? If they are seasonal - I am in the Southern Hemisphere, shouldn't they be inverted? Although I shall spend mid Aug to mid Nov in the Northern Hemisphere, so maybe Sept/Oct does apply. It sounds like an awfully long time to waste!
Thing is, I am also blocked with the research - so it's not just classic "writer's block" - anything the Yi suggests here?
Another question I have is: 26,2 is about the axle of the cart being broken. Presumably cart axles don't repair themselves, so in what way can patience help? Shouldn't I be trying to repair that axle, and if so - how?
I think you might be right. Things seized up when I started to do some more academic book research after the field research (which I thoroughly enjoyed) - nothing like some of those leaden tomes to chase joy away! It's a problem though, because I do need to do it if I'm to write a halfway credible book. I think I might have to introduce some joy back into the project one way or the other, or I shan't get over this dry period.26 is pretty clear. Give yourself time to rejuvenate. The creativity will come back in due course.
There's a sense here that you want this too much too. You want to "achieve" and while this is completely understandable, you're losing the joy of this project perhaps.
I'm doing all of that. What I am not doing is working with joy. See my answer above.topal said:Are you networking with other writers and creative types on the net or where you live? Face to face chats are always a good idea. But enjoying yourself and not thinking about it for a while could be the key, imo.
Thanks, I will . I am going to the Indian Ocean coast soon for a few weeks, very refreshing and rejunvenating!topal said:So, have as much fun as possible meantime!
That's a very good idea. I am aware of perseverance helping, but when one's axle is broken, the question I have is - perseverance in what? But I enjoy meditating, and should take it up again. It's been a couple of months since I last meditated.When you asked why you are stuck, you got Hexagram 26, The Taming Power of the Great. For this hexagram, the Judgment says, "Perseverance furthers. Not eating at home brings good fortune. It furthers one to cross the great water." In the Commentary on the Decision, it says among other things, "The firm ascends and honors the worthy."
In the text that follows, it speaks of "daily renewal." It also speaks of "keeping still and collecting oneself." And "holding fast and keeping still." And "holding fast and nurturing." These comments make me think of a daily meditation exercise that might be good for you. The one I would recommend is sitting still in a comfortable chair for fifteen or twenty minutes every day, concentrating only on your breathing. The purpose of the exercise would be to quiet your mind. When you quiet your mind, you speed up the vibrational frequency of your life. This results in your attracting to yourself more positive and worthwhile things. And it helps in problem solving. I would encourage you to do a divination about this, and see if doing this 15 to 20 minute meditation every day would not be just the ticket for you, and if this is not what the I Ching is referring to. This meditation thing popped in my mind when I read your post, so I hope you do a divination about it before accepting or rejecting the idea.
Now all that together makes sense. You see, the story I want to tell in my book came to me as I was engaging in some rather dangerous public service in the past (I was a humanitarian in war zones for many years). At the time, I had no time to tell it, but now I do. It's not about humanitarian service but was inspired by a country in which I lived, and its people and history.jimnammack said:According to the text, not eating at home refers to entering public service, and crossing the great water means doing something risky or dangerous. The Image says to acquaint yourself with the many saying of antiquity and many deeds of the past.
This means that the solution to your getting out of your rut will involve your doing something bold and audacious, something that you might not be able to envision at the moment. For you, entering public service might mean that you get your new insight or direction from watching a movie at the cinema, or at a social function of some kind, or while doing a favor for someone, or something like that. The Image means that your solution could also have something to do with the past.
LOL. But the Yi has a habit of saying it as it isjimnammack said:The second moving line says that for the moment you definitely have a broken axle. Big help, right?
The text of the Judgement also reminds me not to be too ambitious at the moment, but to have a goal.jimnammack said:All that transforms into Hexagram 22, Grace. In the context of the information offered by Hexagram 26, the Commentary of the Decision says, "If the forms of men are contemplated, one can shape the world." And in the text explaining The Image, it says that one should not depend on normal or usual ways of dealing with extraordinary matters.
I think it is saying I need to change tack when it comes to the academic research - to mix it in with more joyful creative work.jimnammack said:When you asked for specific direction, you got Hexagram 64, which, in a nutshell, tells you that you are not quite there yet. Sometimes, in actual practice, it means that you are not even on the right track. Basically, it means that a big change of some kind is called for. So, in other words, you are being told to make a big change of some kind. That is the direction you should take.
I think I have allowed by creativity to be drowned in too much dry research, resulting in total standstill of the whole project.jimnammack said:I feel that you are being told in The Oppression that you are in this rut because you are out of sorts with your true identity. You have reached a point in your life where you need to get more deeply in touch with yourself to successfully continue. This hexagram encourages you also to stake your life on following your will. Don't give up, in other words.
Well, that's the day after my birthday, so pretty auspicious - a first draft, perhaps?jimnammack said:Look for a breakthrough on March 4, your time. I don't know what kind of a breakthrough it will be, or whether is will be big or small, but there will be a breakthrough of sorts.
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