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You know, when I saw Brad's name as first poster on this thread, it did occur to me it might be a trap...
Some time ago I asked about a situation what should I expect and got 14.6, one of the most auspicious lines, one could say. But things didn’t go like the line said regarding that matter. If I take that line as a prediction of the outcome , then Yi was way off !!! But then I had to ask a question to myself. “Assuming that Yi never fails to give a right answer, then what 14.6 was about ?” and then I see it. Aha!!!
21.1
His feet are fastened in the stocks,
So that his toes disappear.
No blame
If a sentence is imposed the first time a man attempts to do wrong, the penalty is a mild one. Only the toes are put in the stocks. This prevents him from sinning further and thus he becomes free of blame. It is a warning to halt in time on the path of evil.
34.2
Nine in the second place means:
Perseverance brings good fortune.
The premise here is that the gates to success are beginning to open. Resistance gives way and we forge ahead. This is the point at which, only too easily, we become the prey of exuberant self-confidence. This is why the oracle says that perseverance (i.e., perseverance in inner equilibrium, without excessive use of power) brings good fortune.
Perseverance brings good fortune.
So heres the problem, with these 2 years I've been already using the Yi, I learnt that the Yis answers what's on my mind, no matter what is the written question, and sometimes is hard to know if my mental focus was sharp enough to be sure that the answer is a straight one...
I'm curious... what it meant to you Maremaria?
Spiritual talents decide your value - not worldly accomplishments. They cause intangible blessing, spiritual blessing. Man's real rank in life is according to his spirit.
This is a classic tale from China that scopes the oversimplification part of the problem
The Daoist Farmer
Adapted from the Huainanzi, circa 139 BCE
A farmer named Sei Weng owned a beautiful mare which was praised far
and wide. One day this wonderful horse disappeared. The people of his village
offered sympathy to Sei Weng for his great misfortune. Sei Weng said simply,
"What makes you think this is bad?"
A few days later the lost mare returned, followed by a whole herd of wild
horses, led by a beautiful wild stallion. The village congratulated Sei Weng for his
great good fortune. He said, "What makes you think this is good?"
Some time later, Sei Weng's only son, while riding the stallion, fell off and
broke his leg. The village people once again expressed their sympathy at Sei
Weng's misfortune. Sei Weng again said, "What makes you think this is bad?"
Soon after, a war broke out and all the young men of the village except Sei
Weng's lame son were drafted and sent into a horrible battle. The village people
were amazed as Sei Weng's good luck. But Sei Weng only replied, "What makes
you think this is good?"
I believe that's a keen observation, especially for being at it just two years. :bows:
Sometimes it feels like a tug-o-war back and forth from my brain to my heart, and my objectivity and focus aren't pure. At such a times I 'clear the channels' with an open question, as though to say "Ok, Yi, tell me what I need to know, before I ask my specific question." Giving due attention, I'll then approach again with my specific question. However, sometimes the channel clearing also swept away my original question.![]()
This is a classic tale from China that scopes the oversimplification part of the problem
The Daoist Farmer
Adapted from the Huainanzi, circa 139 BCE
A farmer named Sei Weng owned a beautiful mare which was praised far
and wide. One day this wonderful horse disappeared. The people of his village
offered sympathy to Sei Weng for his great misfortune. Sei Weng said simply,
"What makes you think this is bad?"
A few days later the lost mare returned, followed by a whole herd of wild
horses, led by a beautiful wild stallion. The village congratulated Sei Weng for his
great good fortune. He said, "What makes you think this is good?"
Some time later, Sei Weng's only son, while riding the stallion, fell off and
broke his leg. The village people once again expressed their sympathy at Sei
Weng's misfortune. Sei Weng again said, "What makes you think this is bad?"
Soon after, a war broke out and all the young men of the village except Sei
Weng's lame son were drafted and sent into a horrible battle. The village people
were amazed as Sei Weng's good luck. But Sei Weng only replied, "What makes
you think this is good?"
Other parts of the problem are our infinite capacity for denial and our haste to see what we want to see. So we are well-advised to look at everything from at least two sides. This is partly why the Zhouyi text is loaded with so much irony, like chiding for weeding in 43.5 because the greens being weeded are so edible and easily grown.
Hi Bradford,
I knew this tale! I think its a smart way to show the people that sometimes bad things come, so really good things can come later... and also the disguise of some apparently happy things but can harm you in the long run...
Think about superman actor... maybe he though that being able to have an ride a horse was good luck, but its was not.. although maybe it was in the very very long run, because if he didn't had the accident, maybe he had would become some superficial person type person, but because of the accident, maybe (its just an example...) he is now a lot more evolutioned spiritually so good spiritual luck ... but really bad luck for his life on earth!
I started to think about that approach when one day, about one year ago, asking about something related to a ongoing proyect I was working on, I got 25.3I could not understand because it could literally not be taken away at that point we already where, and it was for a company whose payments never involved any problems... But later in the day I had my intuition trying to tell me that it was not the reply to my question...
Later in the same week I was told that somebody I was starting to date met somebody else by pure chance in a bussiness convention, and indeed was already with him!! but I wasn't at all worried when asking, I was not thinking in that possibility, because I had no clue...
So the "cow" I was tetheringwas literally kidnapped by a bypasser!!!!
I hate this negative line... But next time I get it, it will be really positive to be able to plan ahead the weekend without the girlfriend in mind![]()
knowing that, I think there's no room for thinking about the hexagrams being merely negative / positive. its just that some of them are closer to white(14.6), and some other hexagrams closer to black (29.6). How closer they are to the extreme good omen or bad one?
Well IMHO it depends on the type of question /frame of mind, situation and the querent itself.. and of course it depends on the behaviour afterwards, since you can have a really positive omen, but spoil the situation afterwards, and even end up thinking that the hexagram you got was not positive, but it was!![]()
Even 29.6 isn't giving you bad fortune, just telling you if you get into the mess, whatever it is, you are likley going to have to live with it/put up with it for the duration, the period of the natural consequences of the event/action its referring to. Sometimes accepting that can be helpful i guess if its something unavoidable., but sure 29.6 is something one would prefer to avoid .
Trials can also be an opportunity for growth.
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Four days ago the power supply for my computer failed. I guessed it was the charger. The replacement painfully cost three times what I expected to pay, but I had no choice. When I installed the new charger, lo and behold my once impaired computer began to work perfectly. I have had two years of trouble that technicians could not diagnose. Interference from the original charger was apparently the sole problem. I think I grew a bit in handling this. If I defined 29.6 in terms of personal experience I'd say it meant overlooking the obvious.
Clarity,
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United Kingdom
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