time

[ambika]

hi
is there any way to figure out the time aspect in I-ching as in when smthg is gonna happen?
any way?

cheers

 

[icastes]

Each hexagram represents a month in the Chinese calendar whose first month is February. For example, 22 is the eighth month or September. 50 is the sixth month or July. Also, there is a system of timing linked to the 24 solar terms, parts of the seasons. I should say that my experiences with timing have been mixed. Sometimes, it is dead-on; other times, however, did not make sense to me.

 

[ambika]

Thank you so much. Could you guide me as to where i will be able to learn the representation of months as per Hexagrams?

 

[icastes]

Alfred Huang's translation of the Yijing has the properties of the hexagrams, including the months they represent. Other translation do as well.

 

[alyce21]

Apparently there are systems for working out when, but it's my opinion that the iching doesn't like to be asked when. Whenever I've asked I've gotten an answer, but it's more along the lines of 'when you're ready', or 'when it's the right time'. Which is really all that I need to know, but it's frustrating when you do want a time. I think it's more useful to just not ask when but ask how to get there, what you can do to make it happen.

 

[icastes]

A great problem with timing is that the Yijing's sense of time is not discrete moments in a linear progression. It is basically that everything is happening all at once, and thus a moment can be just the gust of wind or it can be a moment that lasts for years on end. Thus, even if something happens at a particular time, that doesn't mean that it is over and done with. At the same time, there are moments which are life-changing, but how we get there or what we do afterwards are what the Yi addresses. What is the right behavior? What actions must be taken? These questions are what the Yi addresses most.