Where Should I Move in Austin? Hex. 28 Unchanging

[theo_b]

Hello!
This is my first post. I've been looking in on this marvelous site for months now and have been a member for a bit. A student of the I Ching for some years now. I've just had the most unexpected thing happen--my house in Houston literally sold overnight. My intention is to move to Austin, only now instead of months to decide where to move I now have 40 days (it was a cash sale). So I asked Yi, Where best to move in Austin? and received Hex 28 unchanging. I am, Libran Sun that I am, torn between living in Central Austin (close in to everything, including the Universities where I would like to eventually teach); South Austin (wonderfully liberal, quaint and walkable--a great place for a therapy practice); The Green Belt (North Austin--appeals to the nature lover in me and my love of privacy); Lake Travis (serene and out of the way); or perhaps further out--Like in Dripping Springs (in the Austin Hill Country--lovely, but a big drive to everything). I'm gifted with a job right now that allows me the flexibility to move anywhere as I am working from home, so this makes the decision making process all the more difficult. I would so appreciate any insight you might provide!

 

[ijing0509]

28 indicates that since your house is no longer a place you can stay, it is advantageous for you to go wherever you want to go. It also suggests that you live in central Auatin because it is a place close in to everyting, and that is what 亨 means.

 

[leika]

I don't think you phrased your question correctly. How is the Yi Ching supposed to reply to you?

If I were you I'd ask a series of questions such as "Should I move to Central Austin?" or "How pleased will I be if I move to Central Austin?" and repeat for all the possible locations. I'd then compare the different hexagrams I got for each place.

 

[pocossin]

Where Should I Move in Austin?
28 unchanging

The hexagram is visually balanced, well-suited for a Libran. Trigrams are ☱ Lake over ☴ Wood, which would fit the Lake Travis area, so you might begin your search there. The idea of age suggests the quaint South Austin. The hexagram is a warning against structural unsoundness, so have the house professionally inspected before committing to buy. Would you be eating out often?

 

[theo_b]

Thank you for your feedback

Thank you all for your thoughtful feedback. I wasn't aware that I had received answers as I had turned on the email notification feature, and it evidently didn't work.

So, months later--Pocossin, your suggestion of the Lake Travis area was very appropriate. While I didn't settle in Lake Travis, I did settle in West Lake Hills--a lovely area with an abundance of hills and lakes.

Your comment about possible problems with the structural integrity of the house was also interesting--while the house itself seems pretty sound, the payments turned out to be something of a stress and considerably more than I expected. I also wasn't at all prepared for MY response to the stress of the move, which included extreme exhaustion, loss of hair and a three week bout with bronchitis. So, I think the Yi was being brilliantly hollographic in its assessment of the complexities of this move and its "28ness".

Thanks again,

Theo_B