Start doing this: (25 unchanging), because this (42.1.2.6 > 29) isn't working.

[tidalwave]

I've reformulated the way that I ask the i Ching questions. Even though I post a lot I'm basically a novice who just started doing this a few months ago. I realized I was asking a lot of open ended questions that are maybe better suited to the Tarot. I have been trying to ask the I Ching more specific questions, so here I am:

What can I do to get me where I want to be that I haven't been doing already?

25 unchanging -

Innocence. I take this to mean "virtue"... a true heart. "Naturalness." Not being manipulative.. pure intentions.

What have I been doing that is keeping me stuck in my situation?

42.1.2.6 > 29

I see this as a misuse of blessings. Perhaps I come across as a fortunate person who is only interested in her own gain. All interpretations of 42.6 seem to suggest redemption through offering, not seeking.

 

[tidalwave]

I found this quote by Trojina from another thread that I think provides some online clarity for 42.6 :

i find its generally referring to selfishness around someone following whims...hmmm all about 'what I'd like best to do now' and others become merely instrumental to that.

One has plenty, has become used to it perhaps andnow looks for ways for more advantage. Perhaps one has plenty of friends and has a choice of offers on what to do on a sunny day and one is thinking 'hmmmm shall i go out with this friend or shall I go out with that friend today...which will I enjoy more' totally losing track of the idea of serving the friendship, thinking of the friends in question etc but looking only for ones own satisfaction

I guess, leading up to 29 , it's saying that this constantly produces anguish, and it does! To clarify, I guess I should mention that this question is about professional matters, not my forte. I have never been a straight shooter in career matters, basically hopping from one lily pad to the next, with little commitment at all. And now I'm trying desperately to find a company to commit to, and I guess I'm pursuing it in a way that suggests selfish interest even though, in all honesty, I truly do want to be of use (25 unchanging)?

 

[Tim K]

Hmm, I see the readings in another way.

What can you do ? 25 - Try doing nothing and let God. In 25 the situation works itself out without your effort.
Have you tried that ?

What is keeping you stuck? 42 - 29
29 means repetition, also problems (being stuck), that is caused by trying to augment your position (42) too much (42.6). Opposite of 42 is 32 - staying on the same track/orbit.

Let others care for you (.2), let God/Universe increase your funds, stop this seeking of a greener pasture orchestrated by the ego (.6, lily jumping). Do your thing, hope for the best (.1) and just let it happen naturally.

Btw what made you a lily-hopper ?

 

[tidalwave]

You can understand how letting the situation work itself out without my effort is a terrifying idea, right? Suddenly I've squandered my savings and then what...?

What made me a lily-hopper... Two parts: 1) a natural curiosity and desire to try many different things, to learn by doing, and then deciding what to focus on. I'll own up to this and add that I was non-committal and immature. I didn't know what I wanted and didn't take what I had very seriously. 2) Disenchantment with careerism spurred by the shock of my mother being diagnosed with Stage IV cancer and the trauma from the family scapegoating me more than usual during that period. I basically ran away from the pain to a small city where I could be alone but that had almost no opportunities in the recession era. I stayed in that city for probably far longer than I should have, in retrospect, because I kept thinking that it would work if I held out a little longer (it never worked). And maybe part of it was that I was utterly apathetic and just didn't care. Anything was better than living closer to my family. Now I'm back in the big city, trying to pick up where I left off, and I do care, and I do want to commit (still don't know what I want though)...

 

[Tim K]

I have changed jobs too, but for me it always happened by itself. I mean the job always came to me, via friends or relatives or something. I didn't seek for it. That's what I call 25.

I was a delivery and then personal driver, courier, construction worker, programmer, IT consultant, computer assembly/upgrade master, webmaster ... some odd jobs here and there. Being curious and trying new things is fun yes. And now I ended up in a research institute ad even got myself a phd in radio-biology, can you believe it? Tech guy got into biology.


Squandered your savings, but what if you haven't? What if Universe provides something.
Living on a fruit diet taught me something about hoping for the best and depending on others.
I never know where I'll find good oranges/mandarins for my Daily juice.
I have to get it every day, and they just don't grow in Russian climate you know
Before EU sanctions life was easy: apples from Poland, sweet oranges/mandarins from Spain, bought every week at the supermarket, whole year round.
But after that ... it became hard to find the good stuff. SAR/Egypt oranges vary greatly with season.
Turkish oranges are very sour until they become red as a brick. So there were times when I had to switch to mandarins completely (Pakistani ones are good, but only available for a few months).
And yet somehow I always find good ones, not the acid-sour ones, yuck.

Same thing with apples, but I admit they are easier to find. Sometimes there will be really ripe and yellow 'Golden' variety, however most of the time they are picked way too early and are green and sugarless.
Sometimes it will be Gala, or Pink Lady (my fav.), or some local variety later in Autumn.

I never know what and where I'll find, but I hope that the Lord will provide and he does!
My father has been out of work for 2-3 years I think, he does live off his savings yet from time to time an odd job finds him. Also he has some freelance remote job: web-sites/forums to manage/admin (low pay but stable).

Somehow things always work out .. And that's what I saw in 25 and 42-29.
Have you seen Flywheel (2003)? Might inspire you. Or Courageous (2011).

Good luck