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63.5 can be a truly horrible line. Something gets killed, and because it's a 'cow' (= means of livelihood) that's quite worrying. However there are some gains elsewhere. This line definitely shows one party gaining, and one party losing big time.
Having said all that - I wonder if one possible interpretation is something like "don't try so hard or suffer bad side effects, your problem will correct itself in time"?
But that relies on the problem being something that has any potential at all to be corrected without this medicine, which I don't know.
You see you have said in the linked thread that 'flexibility ' for 14 was beyond the bounds of imagination but Diamanda how by any stretch of the imagination is 63.5 a 'truly horrible line' ?
(...)I don't think you have any basis to say to this person that the reading is 'ominous'. It simply is not an ominous reading at all.
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The cow isn't just killed as in losing means of livelihood, it's an offering, a sacrifice, that is unnecessary, that's all. The line advises you don't need to be like them. Nothing ominous or horrible.
More specifically about 63.5, the person who kills the cow does not do this as a sacrifice.
There are plenty of characters in the I Ching which speak of bigger or smaller sacrifices, but none are used here. This is not an idea I came up with myself - it was discussed on a thread somewhere on this forum (can't remember which one), and I have definitely found this to be accurate. The person in the east does not do this as a sacrifice - it's more like an act of brutality. And stupidity. Because the cow, as a symbol in the I Ching, is something we rely upon. Hence in 25.3 it's a misfortune that someone's cow gets stolen. In 56.6 it's a misfortune that the traveller loses his cow. And in 30 it's good fortune to look after someone's cow. So, to kill/murder/slaughter one's cow is ominous. Hope it makes sense to you now why I wrote what I wrote.
The Zhou came from the West, the Shang from the East. Shang had the wealth to slaughter any number of oxen, but that kind of ostentatious material commitment isn'’t called for here. It’'s not how big a show you can put on, it’'s your sincerity and willingness to accept grace.
63.5 can be a truly horrible line. Something gets killed, and because it's a 'cow' (= means of livelihood) that's quite worrying.
Please note that the cow gets killed in this line, not sacrificed.
Yes they do. Read Hilary's commentary, read Bradford...yes it is a sacrifice what else do you imagine it is ?
No I don't accept any of that but rather than explain just read Hilary's commentary on the line if you have her book.
Sure, after I've researched and read and have a view of a line, I won't post it. I'll just go read instead ;-)but rather than explain just read Hilary's commentary.
It may be that I panicked following a very bad month and, faced with my upset, the GP felt the time to draft in strong measures was at hand. But it may be that rather than alter so many facets of my life, a tablet is the smaller sacrifice.
I understand that medical advice it best solicited from medical staff. I was hoping that Yi would respond to the side effects rather than global effect. I will still follow advice from my GP so in time 63.2.5/11 will reveal itself more precisely.
I've heard exactly the same Liselle.I've heard about HRT, that one should take the least amount possible for the shortest possible time
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