Clarity,
Office 17622,
PO Box 6945,
London.
W1A 6US
United Kingdom
Phone/ Voicemail:
+44 (0)20 3287 3053 (UK)
+1 (561) 459-4758 (US).
Have you guys ever noticed, when casting an hexagram, that once one gets to the 5th line and is preparing to draw the 6th, if you think, "oh, its gonna come out ... whatever hexagram", it ALWAYS ends up the other way round?
Ive had numerous of this situations, when say, by the 5th I thought: "oh, its #52", and then it ends up #15. like by antecipating the last line I caused it to turn otherwise, goring my expectations. This happens cause I know the hex lines by heart, so by the 5th line I know there are only two possibilities for the outcome (actually this tampering of the process by the mind conscious volition must be present from the 1st line, but its only apparent when the possibilities decrease to a manageable number). But what is odd is that 99% of the times I get the line Im NOT expecting, like the mind has some role on it, even if of a reverse polarity (which makes me think the next time I want to influence the odds of something, I must focus on the opposite of what I want it to come out).
This has become so obvious that I try not to think of the hexagram until the very end, just remembering the numbers and trying not to see the lines.
Another interesting thing is that the actual hexagram that comes out always describes the situation right, even if I was thinking "why this X hexagram? obviously Y was what was intended".
It seems the Yi knows it better and derives a special pleasure out of tricking our expectations.
Ive had numerous of this situations, when say, by the 5th I thought: "oh, its #52", and then it ends up #15. like by antecipating the last line I caused it to turn otherwise, goring my expectations. This happens cause I know the hex lines by heart, so by the 5th line I know there are only two possibilities for the outcome (actually this tampering of the process by the mind conscious volition must be present from the 1st line, but its only apparent when the possibilities decrease to a manageable number). But what is odd is that 99% of the times I get the line Im NOT expecting, like the mind has some role on it, even if of a reverse polarity (which makes me think the next time I want to influence the odds of something, I must focus on the opposite of what I want it to come out).
This has become so obvious that I try not to think of the hexagram until the very end, just remembering the numbers and trying not to see the lines.
Another interesting thing is that the actual hexagram that comes out always describes the situation right, even if I was thinking "why this X hexagram? obviously Y was what was intended".
It seems the Yi knows it better and derives a special pleasure out of tricking our expectations.