Visiting London Following a Difficult History With That City

[mulberry]

Hello,

Thank you in advance to anyone who is able to assist in interpreting Yi's response. I am very grateful.

I asked about an upcoming trip I might possibly make with my boyfriend in June to London. He has the opportunity to travel there for work and would like me to come along. However, I am wary for two major reasons-- one is that my mother is having surgery in early April and I would not want to travel if she had any lingering complications. Secondly, and perhaps more ambiguously, I have had a lousy history with London. I've been there 3 other times, and each was a disaster-- the first time I got seriously ill with food poisoning and had to go to the hospital, the second time I got a blood clot on the plane that was misdiagnosed and I nearly died, and the third time, last fall, traveling for business w/ my boyfriend again, Sandy hit and flooded our neighborhood at home. We were very distressed and unable to get in touch with family.

For a long time I've worried and wondered what my problem with London could be...or London's problem with me. Silly though this may sound, I am a bit superstitious and have always thought that perhaps my deceased grandfather, an IRA rebel from Dublin who hated Britain, was somehow putting the kibosh on things from beyond the grave...but I'm not sure.

That said, I would very much like to go this June. I asked Yi, "What would come of me going with [boyfriend] to London this June?" and got 3.2 -> 60 as a reply.

I must admit the part about being distressed and obliged to return concerns me... But on the other hand, I don't wish to go the rest of my life avoiding Britain.

Does anyone have insight? I am truly grateful.

 

[kkappa]

Hi there!

Nothing bad would happen this time because London in itself has no hard feelings against you, just bad luck Nevertheless, you're advised to not pledge yourself to this trip, things are going to change. I don't mean to make it all ominous seeing as your mother will be getting surgery, but that this isn't a trip you need to be taking.

 

[mulberry]

Thank you so much kkappa! What do you mean by "things are going to change" in terms of 3.2->60? I am concerned about my mother, but trying very hard not to get overly concerned (it is a major surgery, but not one that carries a high risk of life-threatening complications). I wouldn't book my ticket until after her surgery date the first week of April.

I am a little bit concerned that there will be other opportunities to travel with my partner this fall that I wouldn't be able to take b/c I chose to go to London. He is an artist and gets to travel a lot, sometimes very last minute. I would be sorry if I went to London and then because of issues with work couldn't go somewhere else with him later. Also, we had been discussing making a trip to the West Coast in August but I doubt that would happen if I go to London.

He is encouraging me to come because I help him a lot when we travel together for his work. But I'm not sure what to do.

Thank you again kkappa!

 

[kkappa]

Well, 3.2 is about a girl who gets an admirer who she thinks has bad intentions e.g. you get the opportunity to go to London, but due to your bad history you think this time you won't have a good time either. This is not the case, the admirer has no bad intentions, and so, you have no curse on you with regards to London. However, 3 is a hex where nothing should be undertaken just yet, because in the long-term for you (independent of your partner) you need to keep your options open. "Things will change" can mean anything - you get another invitation that'll rock your world and you wouldn't want to go to London because that other thing is more important, or you think going somewhere else in the fall is more beneficial than going to London.

 

[mulberry]

Thank you kkappa! Your answer reflected my gut feeling and also made Yi's response more clear to me. I really appreciate it.

 

[mulberry]

I was going through some of my old posts and thought this one in particular ought to get an update for future readers.

The verdict: 3.2 is a serious line and one perhaps best heeded carefully when it comes to travel.

I decided not to go to London with my partner, and this was absolutely the best choice as my mother's surgery ended up delayed, and on top of that, she had some frightening complications (now resolved). "Horse and wagon part". There's every likelihood I would have had to have cancelled making the trip at the last minute, or worse, cut short the trip and returned to the US due to my mother's health (which is now much better!). At any rate, I would have been worried the whole time which is no fun. Also, just before the trip happened, a co-worker of mine quit without notice. It would not have been good timing for me to be away from my job during that time.

In heeding the advice, I did experience the changing hex 60 (Limitation) quite literally. But as I've gotten older I've come to appreciate Limitation's positive qualities. I didn't feel particularly like I was missing out and it was good for my partner to get to spend a lot of one-on-one time with one of his best friends who lives there (and is often much too gentlemenly and shy around me for them to have a good time.)

And the positive aspect of 3.2 came through as the opportunity for another trip came up at a good time a few months later.