wise Limitation

[dragona]

Hello :bows:
In general, what yould be the message of 60 Limitation unchanged for asking if it is wise to do something (perhaps redundant, overly generous under the circumstances) ?
-It is not good to limit oneself too severely,
-it is not wise to do it,
-Know your limitations (less is more...boils down to no basically...)

Just wanted to know if someone had simillar reading and the outcome.
Thank you :bows:

 

[dancing white ferret]

Perhaps this means moderation. Don't do it too much... My personal experience with 60 unchanging though has been that the situation is limiting on me, and usually I just abstain from 60 unchanging scenarios.

 

[dragona]

I know it is about moderation, I am procrastinating but don`t want to overdo. 60 is also about structuring, lining things up, I believe...and can be also about more than one obstacle.
But...
LIMITATION. Success.
Galling limitation must not be persevered in.

Limitations are troublesome, but they are effective.....
To be sparing saves us from humiliation.
What is the right measure for 60 unchanging then?

 

[angeleyes]

Hey Dragona!

I have to agree with DWF on this one. I don't always remember past readings but i do have a 60 unchanging that's hard to forget and changed my understanding of hex 60 as a whole. In my case the answer was something like "There are limitations in the situation, limit your urge to push or overreact and know your limits", all at the same time. Only after the everything had played out did i understand that it was all for the best actually and me trying to force it to go my way was just out of the natural flow of things..I don't know if I'm making myself clear enough..

"Thus the superior man
Creates number and measure,
And examines the nature of virtue and correct conduct."

Maybe in 60 we need to re-examine what we consider to be correct at that particular moment..As in examining the true motives behind our need to act and putting everything in the right perpective.

As for the "right measure", I guess that's something one has to figure out alone. In my case "respect" of both my needs and the needs of others was the key.

 

[dragona]

"Putting everything in the right perspective" would be what was needed, that is why I asked, thank you.
33.2,4,5 into 18 got further, have to get that now.

 

[dancing white ferret]

Just sharing my experience with 60 unchanging. When I think of 60 unchanging, I think of commission jobs with faulty pay structures, relationships with people who just aren't that evolved, dieting without exercising, etc. My experience with it is just don't expect much... The limitations there do not allow one to meet their goals fully. No matter how hard you try, there will be limits to what you can achieve, and putting to much energy in is just self sabotage. At least feels like it. So, I've chosen to handle this hex by just looking elsewhere for what I want, unless I absolutely have to deal with it. Now, this has just been my experience with it, and I'm sure there are other connotations here as well.

33>18, Hmmm..., to me suggests there is something else to go back and fix. Is there something you feel bound by, that you intend to get away from. Line 5 suggests you make a clean break. What exactly was the question?

 

[dragona]

Still procrastinating...

 

[suivis]

What I learned from studying 60 unchanging and an offer of generosity is that you need to be aware that your offer may undermine that person's ability or desire to take care of themselves. Perhaps it would be hurtful to their pride or they become dependent on you. You "work out and reckon the measures, reflecting on the character in action." Bitter measures, to me, can mean either being too restricted or being pushed too far past your limits. For example, there is a woman here that I sometimes loan money to when she is short before she gets paid again. She used to pay me back regularly but has recently started to ask for more and more money without paying back what she owes. My personal limit is that I will not give more money than I am comfortable losing. She's become pretty annoyed about this and her husband has started trying to come up with sneaky ways to get me to give them more money, like calling from the gas station and saying he's going to be arrested if he can't find someone to help out because the pump wouldn't take his card after he filled up their tank. Now, I choose not to help them out but I haven't lost so much that I am bitter about it or in any difficulty myself.

 

[dragona]

Interesting thing about procrastinating... made me understand situation better from different side, so maybe the distance was needed although now I wonder if it is kinda late for action.
And there comes that old dilemma again...too much I Ching, too little common sence?

About your example there, that is emotional blackmale, I would say...attacking your sence of friendly generosity. That is not nice. In this case, and as in mine, one person alone cannot make two wrongs right by oneself.

 

[suivis]

Exactly dragona. By knowing my limits in advance, I was able to keep the situation from turning into something very negative for me. Entertainingly, the one time that I stepped past my preset limits for this situation, I got pulled over by the cops within two blocks of leaving. I had simply forgotten to turn on my headlights in my rental car at night when driving down a well-lit road. Nothing came of it other than a verbal warning to be more careful. I had to laugh.