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Will me meet again? 47.3 -> 28

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I think I already know the answer, but I wanted to get an impartial take on the hexagram answer.

I asked the question 'Will we ever meet again?' about someone I had met six years ago at a 5-day conference. We got along really well right away, but we could tell there was a distinct, very strong connection. Nothing ever happened, although we both admitted to the strong connection. Both of us were married at the time (she later got divorced), and though we emailed for a while and connected on social media, it proved too much for me and I cut off communication eventually. Six years later I often wonder whether we will ever bump into one another again or speak--we live in different parts of the country.

The brief connection six years ago spurred me into a deeper discovery of myself though it meant weathering anxiety & depression & relationship difficulties. Still I often wonder why I met this other person & whether we will meet again, though part of me fears I will be very anxious & nervous if we do.

So I got 47.3 -> 28 ... which I think the I Ching is saying, 'Walk away. Walk away.' Any suggestions?
 

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I looked up 47.3 in WikiWing. There is a very interesting explanation and a suggestion that the description of 47.3 could be interpreted as a child's experience of being in the birth canal and coming out and experiencing the sensation of being separated from his mother. He looks for her but he is unable to find her in this new world he has been born into. This leads to 28. Collapse of the Bridge, the complete loss of the connection.

So this looks to me as if your current situation is that you were with someone you felt a soul to soul connection with. Now you have separated and feel like a child separated from their mother. Now you must go out into this new world and find that love again in your current reality.

So, I interpret the IC as telling you not to expect to find your friend again, but to expect to find love again and when you do, you will find your friend is there too.
 

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No you won't.
47.3 refers to holding on to something unstable, trying to overcome something unnecessary.
Useless battle.

28, Wilhelm:
Thus the superior man, when he stands alone is unconcerned,
And if he has to renounce the world, he is undaunted.


Move on and free yourself from this bond and energy-draining thoughts. 28 is also about something too rigid and old to change, old willow.

Still I often wonder why I met this other person
That would be an interesting question!
Maybe she was there to spur you into some soul searching, I think you are right.
Like a trigger or reminder of sorts.

upd: Yeah I thought about some past life connection, that's why I think it was some kind of reminder.
 

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Thank you for your replies, Rosada & Ashteroid. :)

I too thought it was a past life connection reignited in this life. I've also thought a lot about what you both said. It is both about being immersed in a new world with that unexpected emotional bond with a stranger and also being obsessed with her and why the emotional upheaval afterwards. I would have preferred a more peaceful transition. :D

I have put it out there to the Dao that if there is a right moment, it would be nice to 'meet up' and have a final word.

But it is time to stand alone. And not to expect.

My favorite Lao Tzu quote is very appropriate here: 'A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving.' :bows:
 
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