Question: some advice on what to focus on when buying my next vehicle 59.4>6

[bumblebee]

My van is getting old and I need to buy another vehicle (secondhand) soon. I'm trying to decide whether to buy another van, which is what I would LIKE, or whether to get a car which would be cheaper but less practical/fun. I'm dreading how much time finding one could take, if I do this sensibly, which I should as I don't have much to spend. I'm also considering driving my van to the bitter end, waiting until it goes with a bang before I get a replacement.

Might 'dispersing' mean looking further afield? Not being too narrowly set on what I want? Is it asking if I really need a vehicle at all? (I think I do). I can't make sense of it but I know I'd like to avoid 6.

I'm wondering if anyone has thoughts on this? I'd really appreciate some advice. Thanks

 

[BaronAsh]

Some scattered impressions in response:
The Water hexagram below resembles a horizontal car body with four wheels above and below.
Wind above has to do with travelling over distance.
#6 with now 3 Yangs above with the same car body below suggests a more top-heavy configuration, aka a van.
The Heaven principle in the new upper trigram recommends being decisive, having a clear plan.

Sometimes it helps to limit one's options, or to hone in on what one wants. Rather than look for, say, any old car, one can say I want a 2010 Volvo V70. In this way, there is some clarity in terms of what is being sought. So think it through, determine what you want, then execute.

The Nuclear (27) is also box-shaped with the bottom and top lines being yang. Van again!

So in conclusion, this one is saying to me:
Make your mind up as to what you want, and probably that should be a van, something in which you can journey far and wide with more comfort and convenience.

 

[bumblebee]

Thank-you BaronAsh, for the thoughts. I'm glad that you think this is pointing me towards a van
I'm also interested that this comes from looking at the shapes of the hexagrams. I have to admit I always just go straight to the words, but reading your comments I will go and take another look....
Thanks again

 

[bumblebee]

Hello again BaronAsh.

I was wondering where you find your hexagram symbols? In your reply were you referring to the calligraphic(?) representations of the hexagrams rather than the broken/unbroken line respresentations? I've had a look online and there is surprisingly little. And my copy of the I Ching (the Wilhelm/Baynes translation) only has tiny little pictures.

I really like the idea of using these as a springboard for interpretations as I have a habit of getting bogged down in the words.

Anyway, in any case thanks again for your origianl reply which has set me off in an interesting direction

 

[redoleander]

This might mean that it's up to you to make sense of the differing info and not be swayed by brands, salesmen, or one person's opinion. The best thing to do is, as objectively as possible, make something like a chart of your needs, then enter pros and cons of each thing you're considering, and choose something very practically. If you get another secondhand car, maybe have a mechanic look at it for second opinion? This line is a little hard to interpret in relation to your question, at least to me, but I feel like it's saying you might need to consider more options than you currently are and that when you do this you'll find something better.

 

[bumblebee]

Thank-you redoleander