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Hi rosadaMy experience has been that 5.6 is one of the most amazing-guaranteed-to-manifest lines in the whole I Ching. Whenever I’ve gotten it uninvited, unexpected guests actually do show up! So I would interpret it in this instance as meaning something very similar to yours. Something to the effect that you Wait and ultimately, unexpectedly, the situation changes to exactly what the I Ching said it would be. And meanwhile 9 - just keep on doing you and also it might be good to dress nice…
There is certainly a purpose to the waiting process outlined in 5, that's for sure. It's not about sitting around twiddling your thumbs aimlessly. By the time 5.6 is reached, this being the line for mental process and revealed wisdom, the 3 guests by hook or by crook will have shown you what it was you were missing. The new understanding of your originally unmet needs has been reached. So yes, I believe that we are singing from the same hymn sheet.Going back looking at hexagram 4 and the Yi saying “Stop asking me questions! I’ve already told you the answer: Perseverance furthers!” So 5. Waiting is us persevering by waiting for understanding to dawn? And 5.6 is the understanding finally kicking in? So 5.6 means the Yi’s answer is valid until you understand it - so don’t ask more questions until you understand the hexagram you got for your first one. Sort of what you were saying I think my_key.
Thoughts about 5 which may not have anything to do with the original question…
Noting how line 5.4 is the galloping horses, did we escape? Is that why the celebration at line 5? But then who are those uninvited guests at line 6? Could they be the horseman we thought we had avoided but - uh oh - now they’ve found us? Is that why Wilhelm says “honor them” and not “welcome them’? Like honor them, treat them with respect as you might a policeman or dangerous soldiers coming to your door? No wonder the next hexagram warns of 6. Conflict!
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