Readings re: working situation hex. 40uc, 52.3>23, 33 and 33

[William2020]

Hello everyone,

I'm extremely confused with some readings regarding my current working situation. I generally use the I Ching for some more insight into dreams but unfortunately these have dried up the last few days as well so I tried to get some waking insight.

The situation: I'm a highly trained scientist who had until summer 2019 been working away from my home country. For a couple of years before that I was looking into returning to my home country which admittedly does not offer much opportunity for someone with my skillset, but I was willing to get any lower paid (and lower skill required) job that I felt I could potentially enjoy. The universe opened up and on my birthday I was offered a redundancy option with a very good payout, which I gladly accepted and set off to get back to my home country. In the preceding year I have not been able to find a job within the confines of my home country but instead decided to invest a considerable amount of money to open up a personal business (this happened summer 2020) and be able to sell my art, which I thoroughly enjoy. I'm proud of every single piece that's been created through my hands. Unfortunately, my art is not selling even though I've done my best to advertise it (without incurring additional costs, as the year has been expensive for a number of reasons).

And here is where I asked the Oracle for some advice. I believe that because I'm emotionally invested in the situation I am either not seeing an obvious asnwer or refusing to see it.

1) What can I further do to land a few sales? 40UC
2) What does the Oracle advise me in regards with continuing to view my art/business as a professional endevour? 52.3>23
3) What does the oracle advise me in regards with the possibility of looking for work abroad? 33UC
4) What does the oracle advise me in regards with waiting more until I can find an appropriate job within my home country? 33UC

My interpretations are below:

A) 1) 40 Deliverance: Seeing as there are additional things I could do for my art business at no extra cost (e.g. create a free website), and since I'm not currently doing anything because of a general COVID lockdown, I felt the advice here was to do small additional things rather than DROP it, which is the alternative in hex 40.

2) 52.3>23 Stillness into Disintegration: The only thing I can come up with here is that my love for independence (having my own house and plenty of money to do what I need to do) is pressuring me to move. My painting helps me to centre and relax myself immeasurably but I can't work out how else I would be stifling my "heart" if I were to continue down this road, aside from feeling dependent on e.g. my parents as I currently live with them. Again since, I'm having difficulty understanding 52.3, I'm not having much more luck with 23, since disintegration, could mean I'm having to suppress parts of my personality which have been with me forever, such as the fact that I'm gay.

3 and 4) 33 Retreat: I, regards with question 3 I was considering that 33 could be telling me to retreat back to where I'm used to (abroad) but of course, I retreated already when moving back to my home country. Should I now be retreating back abroad? This got even more confusing when the answer to my 4th question (stay here a little longer in the hopes of finding an appropriate job) was also 33.

B) Another interpretation that I can come up with as a complete story is that my painting is not to be treated as a profession (40) and that it offers me 52 (Stillness, which it does) and that it's leading me to my hearts desire (line 3) into finding parts of myself that were disintegrated (23). Finally, I should refrain (33) from looking for something until the opportunity presents itself, whichever area that might be in.

I'd appreciate some insight as my latter interpretation is rather hopeful (B) but I can't really make much sense of the former (A). Also, B seems to not be giving me much of an insight in regards with my finances which although are not bad at the moment, could be a in a few months.

Many thanks

 

[Matali]

Hello,
I think the advice is 33 "Retreat" but it is an active retirement...
Above : The Creative. Success, small profit, perseverance furthers.
I would like to ask you : when you left your job and the other country, did you leave someone at the same time ?

 

[William2020]

Hello,
I think the advice is 33 "Retreat" but it is an active retirement...
Above : The Creative. Success, small profit, perseverance furthers.
I would like to ask you : when you left your job and the other country, did you leave someone at the same time ?

No, I was there alone.

 

[RemRem]

Hi William!

Rem here. Here's my take on your reading.

Question #1: What can I further do to land a few sales?
Reading: H40

H40 RELEASE

0
0.1 image: the sound of pneumatic door on the bus
0.2 the sound of release when the door opens.
0.3 it's mostly compressed air that needs to release
0.4 it feels mostly like breathing - breathing moment
0.5 when the door opens, either somebody hops in or gets off
0.6 it's the driver's controls

Release. Fruitful in the southwest.
With no place to go,
To turn round and come back is good fortune.
With a direction to go,
Daybreak, good fortune.


1
1.1 take some time and pressure off from "selling" (release")
1.2 time to rest and enjoy your art first (no place to go)
1.3 go back to what inspires you (turn around)
1.4 then do your art when you inspiration comes (come back)
1.5 by doing so, there's a way to sell it more (direction to go)
1.6 it'll be a new day of opportunity for sure (daybreak)


Thunder and rain do their work: Release.
A noble one pardons transgressions and forgives crimes.

2
2.1 clear yourself of any blame
2.2 and don't pressure yourself for not selling. (forgive crimes)

I hope this helps.

Rem

 

[William2020]

Hi William!

Rem here. Here's my take on your reading.

Question #1: What can I further do to land a few sales?
Reading: H40

H40 RELEASE

0
0.1 image: the sound of pneumatic door on the bus
0.2 the sound of release when the door opens.
0.3 it's mostly compressed air that needs to release
0.4 it feels mostly like breathing - breathing moment
0.5 when the door opens, either somebody hops in or gets off
0.6 it's the driver's controls

Release. Fruitful in the southwest.
With no place to go,
To turn round and come back is good fortune.
With a direction to go,
Daybreak, good fortune.


1
1.1 take some time and pressure off from "selling" (release")
1.2 time to rest and enjoy your art first (no place to go)
1.3 go back to what inspires you (turn around)
1.4 then do your art when you inspiration comes (come back)
1.5 by doing so, there's a way to sell it more (direction to go)
1.6 it'll be a new day of opportunity for sure (daybreak)


Thunder and rain do their work: Release.
A noble one pardons transgressions and forgives crimes.

2
2.1 clear yourself of any blame
2.2 and don't pressure yourself for not selling. (forgive crimes)

I hope this helps.

Rem

Thank you, that does indeed help a lot, much appreciated.

 

[RemRem]

Question #2: What does the Oracle advise me in regards with continuing to view my art/business as a professional endevour?
Reading: H52.3 to H23

H52 STILLING

0
0.1 image: Hallelujah mountains in Avatar, inspired by Zhangjiajie in China
0.2 they seem to float in air, and looks magical
0.3 they were often subjects in Chinese paintings
0.4 it's peaceful and heavenly

Stilling your back,
Not grasping your self.
Moving in your rooms,
Not seeing your people.
Not a mistake.'

1
1.1 let your peace of mind be the subject of your art (stilling)
1.2 it's not just being an artist (not grasping yourself)
1.3 but exploring different minds (moving in your rooms)
1.4 of other people's perspective that you don't notice (not seeing your people)
1.5 nothing's wrong

Joined mountains: Stilling.
A noble one reflects, and does not come forth from his situation.

2
2.1 examine how your do your art (reflects)
2.2 from an objective perspective, like being a scientist (does not come forth)

Stilling your waist,
Dividing your back,
Danger smothers the heart.'

3
3.1 being stiff (stilling your wasit)
3.2 of separating art and science (dividing your back)
3.3 burdens your heart (danger smothers)

H23

Stripping away.
Fruitless to have a direction to go.

4
4.1 it cuts you off (stripping)
4.2 and leaves you uninspired (fruitless direction to go)

Mountain rests on the earth: Stripping Away.
The heights are generous, and there are tranquil homes below.

5
5.1 be more open (heights generous)
5.2 and find your peace (tranquil homes)

 

[RemRem]

Thank you, that does indeed help a lot, much appreciated.

Cheers, William! Enjoy your creative moments! I remember my favorite poet Billy Collin who said about writing poetry: "There's a lot of staring involved!" Which to me is always a moment of rest and quiet, and inspiration to art (and perhaps even selling) easily "downloads".

 

[William2020]

Cheers, William! Enjoy your creative moments! I remember my favorite poet Billy Collin who said about writing poetry: "There's a lot of staring involved!" Which to me is always a moment of rest and quiet, and inspiration to art (and perhaps even selling) easily "downloads".

Very insightful, thank you so much.