Which Line Am I?

[AnitaS]

I suddenly realised that yin lines could refer to females and yang to males. I also have a book - 'I Ching Coin Prediction' by Da Liu who mentions this about hex 37 - that yin lines refer to females and vice versa. What do others think of this? Sure makes things clear when I'm confused about who a certain line refers to.

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Circe

 

[gene]

Circe

Sometimes they do, sometimes they don't. It depends on the context and the nature of the reading.

Gene

 

[AnitaS]

Thank you old friend. I hope you're well.

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From India

 

[mnmaria1414]

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[lienshan]

If a relationship reading comes up with two changing lines hexagram, one yin line and one yang line,
then I would read the yin line as related to the female and the yang line as related to the male

 

[rosada]

I get value from interpreting "male" as referring to conscious intention and "female" as the unconscious. For example, 4.3 "Take not a maiden who, when she sees a man of bronze, Loses possession of herself." I see that as meaning that when you are supposed to be learning something, figuring something out for yourself as one should in Youthful Folly, it is inappropriate to be slavishly following the advice of someone else. So "the maiden" represents the unconscious that is being influenced by something or someone other than your own conscious intention. Like a teenager being influenced by an advertisement to think buying some product will make them cool, the subconscious can be influenced to follow outsiders directions.
On the other hand, 28.2 "an older man takes a young wife. Everything furthers" suggests a situation where the conscious mind is directing the unconscious and it is a positive experience.
So I don't look at male and female as strictly referring to men and women, but as talking about who is in charge, your conscious mind or your unconscious instincts?
Rosada

 

[gene]

Everything ultimately depends on intuition. One can never make hard and fast rules. Sometimes, in a relationship reading, two yang lines and a yin line can mean more than one man is involved. Or vice versa, but you have to feel it. You cannot say that will be the case every time. Also, one should take into consideration the correspondences of lines. The best for relationships is a yin second line changing and a yang fifth line. But once again this depends on intuition. One never truly masters the I Ching. It would take several lifetimes, but the development of the intuition is the best bet.

Gene

 

[rodaki]

agreeing with Rosada and Gene and adding one more thought: first thing that came into mind when I read your question was a reading I had once, it was 37 with all yang lines changing to 2 -yang lines changing while the focus still being on yin qualities

maybe another thing to consider . .

 

[gene]

Circe

I am going to start a thread on exploring divination with this theme. It will take a while, but I am starting an introductory package today.

Gene

 

[gene]

Oops

I can't upload the file from here. I will have to get to a different computer system, to do it.

Later,
Gene

 

[AnitaS]

Gene, I look forward to it. It's a most interesting and important subject.

Best for Your Quest

 

[elias]

hmmm...

I get value from interpreting "male" as referring to conscious intention and "female" as the unconscious. For example, 4.3 "Take not a maiden who, when she sees a man of bronze, Loses possession of herself." I see that as meaning that when you are supposed to be learning something, ...

Rosada

This is something new to think about. Thanks!

I'm not buying a notion of changing lines reflecting specific males and females. It's painfully literal, and reminds me of old-scholl Tarot readings where court cards indicated "a dark man" or "a fair young woman" etc. I don't think many serious practitioners hold to that any more.

In reading IC there are often gendered responses, but as others have said, one must place him/herself into the context of initiating vs responding regardless of how you identify your own gendered self.

This does not render the concept of gendered lines untrue, but I think it should be your last stop in a deep reading, rather than the first. There is usually lots more to uncover, and this concept could really send someone, particularly a new reader, down a very attractive but ultimately questionable path.

 

[gene]

Part one is there now. More will come later. I had to use a USB, my DVD's were not working right.

Gene