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Your Experiences with Unchanging Castings - Hexagram 42

steve

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To me hexagram 42 Unchanging is very refreshing. I do feel though like any reading nothing is is set in stone and with the universe being as fluid as it is well....
I have had this reading for my weekly readings in "what do I need to know about my business this week". It tends to come after stress or struggle so its always a relief for me. I think the advice in

Wind and thunder: the image of INCREASE.
Thus the superior man:
If he sees good, he imitates it;
If he has faults, he rids himself of them

Is extremely important,

In a business sense its really auspicious however I believe you are given opportunities. You need to be there to take them, there also seems to be advice sharing the wealth. This is 42 Unchanging in a business sense to me.

For example 42 Unchanging is not set in stone as I mentioned, lets say you have some great opportunities and then an old friend comes into town, you go out have a great night drinking then sleep in the next day till 12pm.
You may miss the boat, and in fact you would be off path and slipping back into a hexagram 41 situation.
Quite easily,
So this advice of doing what is right and TOTALLY avoiding what is wrong I feel personally has a huge amount to do with the reading.

If you are new to the Iching you could possibly look at as the Yi saying ok you are on path. Lets get in the car put the car in first gear and hit the open road. Take it all in, however if you were to mess around on your smart phone at the same time you could veer off the road or (path) and have a set back.

To me the advice is that if you do what is right the rewards can be immense.

I loved the stories here its a great thread, I liked them all but I like Trojina's story of taking what she could from the course and ignoring the negative flirting.

That i think was a clear case of

Wind and thunder: the image of INCREASE.
Thus the superior man:
If he sees good, he imitates it;
If he has faults, he rids himself of them

There also seems advice to remember nothing good lasts forever so you could take it as "Make Hay While the Sun Shines"

THE JUDGMENT
INCREASE. It furthers one
To undertake something.
It furthers one to cross the great water.

Sacrifice on the part of those above for the increase of those below fills the people with a sense of joy and gratitude that is extremely valuable for the flowering of the commonwealth. When people are thus devoted to their leaders, undertakings are possible, and even difficult and dangerous enterprises will succeed. Therefore in such times of progress and successful development it is necessary to work and make the best use of time. This time resembles that of the marriage of heaven and earth, when the earth partakes of the creative power of heaven, forming and bringing forth living beings. The time of INCREASE does not endure, therefore it must be utilized while it lasts.

In a nutshell for me its a clear sign of being on track but a warning to make some good decisions.
Be kind to yourself and others applies as well . I like the saying applied to the line as well To rule truly is to serve.

Happy New Year
Steve
 
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diamanda

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It's the first time I happen to read this wonderful thread. Here's my contribution:

  • Every single time I got 42 uc for a yes/no question, it was a no (as is the case with the majority of unchanging hexagrams for yes/no questions - maybe I should 'audit' them one day, to see which ones play out as yes and which as no).
  • 'What should I do in order to be hired for this job?' 42 uc. I took it to mean that they'll give it to me anyway, and they did. Thinking a bit more about it, it was to their benefit and to mine too.
  • 'What should I do in order to resume relations with this person?' 42 uc. As soon as I reached out, they responded immediately and relations were resumed. Perhaps it means again that we both benefitted from the situation. Or, as others have said, showing generosity to reach out first paid off.
  • 'What is this strange pain in my solar plexus, what is happening?' 42 uc. Not sure what was happening, but the pain was gone the next day and never came back. I think I might have over-eaten :rofl:
  • 'How can I overcome my stress in this very stressful situation?' 42 uc. This is a new question, so I'll just assume that there is benefit in here somewhere, and that it will all play out ok. Funny how quite a lot of people asked about stressful situations and got 42 in this thread. Then again, saying that, I've asked about a lot of other stressful situations before and got other answers. So overall 42 does sound like a good omen to get (IF the question is not a yes/no question).
 
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Looking back I can see I’ve already contributed liberally to this thread, but I’ve got yet another to add! From 2 years ago (which is after the last time I posted here) when I wanted to buy a boat which needed a lot of work doing.

Over a couple of days I asked if I should buy it. It was cheap, and the sellers (a boat yard) had agreed to do all the work required to make sure it was safe and watertight (!!) st no extra cost, so in many ways might have been a bargain.

Yi gave me 3 responses to 3 questions: one, would the necessary renovations to make the boat comfortable and habitable be too much? 48.4>28 - literally some work needs to be done to ‘line the well’ (or boat).

Two: Should I buy this boat? 42uc. Hmm! This felt positive at the time, but did I really want to do all that work? Was it practical?

Three: Next day I asked again, should I buy the boat: 33uc. Yeah, I did retreat, I did not buy it. It would have been way too much work and expense to make the boat ‘nice’...

I think I was right not to buy it, but then again, it would have been a completely different adventure to the one I had with the boat I ultimately did buy...

I’m not totally able to get a clear handle on the meaning of 42 in that situation, whereas the other two readings from yi were very clear. Perhaps only a need to let the situation (and my feelings/decision) ripen?
 

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42 unchanging

This guy, who I love and want to reconcile, was never quick with answering emails, but I had also called and left a message. It has been 3-4 days and he was not returning my calls or emails. I was doubting he was avoiding me and was feeling obsessed and unhappy about the situation.

I asked " Dear i ching, please diagnose the reason why he is silent towards me and describe the reason to me truly, and in a way I will understand and accept."

42 Unchanging.

I got an email from him in the next half an hour.

He has written 'I got back from sundance (native american spiritual ceremony) two days ago. Still recouping. Laying low. Feel like just landed on a new planet, assimilating slowly and methodically. I have a lot of things that are calling me to take care of in the present. Addressing one at a time at my own pace. Taking time for self reflection, no mind."

So 42 UC had two layers of meaning here probably.

First, Yi was comforting me " Blessing is on the way", as I had his email in the next half an hour and felt happy and relaxed.

Second, in my question I had asked Yi to describe the "reason" he is not getting back to my messages. The reason was, "he was blessed" he was savoring his experience of spiritual high and getting back to normal life slowly.

Of course this is my take, maybe Yi meant other things
 
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42 unchanging

This guy, who I love and want to reconcile, was never quick with answering emails, but I had also called and left a message. It has been 3-4 days and he was not returning my calls or emails. I was doubting he was avoiding me and was feeling obsessed and unhappy about the situation.

I asked " Dear i ching, please diagnose the reason why he is silent towards me and describe the reason to me truly, and in a way I will understand and accept."

42 Unchanging.

I got an email from him in the next half an hour.

He has written 'I got back from sundance (native american spiritual ceremony) two days ago. Still recouping. Laying low. Feel like just landed on a new planet, assimilating slowly and methodically. I have a lot of things that are calling me to take care of in the present. Addressing one at a time at my own pace. Taking time for self reflection, no mind."

So 42 UC had two layers of meaning here probably.

First, Yi was comforting me " Blessing is on the way", as I had his email in the next half an hour and felt happy and relaxed.

Second, in my question I had asked Yi to describe the "reason" he is not getting back to my messages. The reason was, "he was blessed" he was savoring his experience of spiritual high and getting back to normal life slowly.

Of course this is my take, maybe Yi meant other things
Hi, Future calling :)

I just have to say, even if no one is listening to this thread anymore, that almost exactly the same thing happened to me. I have a friend next door, he is young and I am old, but he goes to the store for me when I cannot, waters outside plants and some flowers I have planted (watering is his own job, took it upon himself long before I'd gotten here) cleaned up the patio area when I first moved in, and is generally a good neighbor and friend. We talk about things, his life, my life, in very simple ways, offering each other advice sometimes, but mainly just listening to each other. I give him some money when I know he needs it, a lunch when he doesn't, although he never asks for anything (and mostly tries to refuse the money and take the lunch :)

Well, he is usually outside doing something daily, and I usually hear him, but had not heard him outside in close to a week. There has been a very bad heat wave, and even though he is younger, I did worry about him. I texted him numerous times, even to the point of bother I think, and even had my visiting son knock on his door.

I asked Yi: "Is -- all right?" and drew 42 uc. Reading all of everyone's thoughts about what 42 meant to them calmed me, and about two hours afterwards he actually called on the phone (we usually only text) and he said he was working on some problems with his distant family that he needed to deal with and would be back to routine when he could. I said don't worry, I am happy to hear you are okay.

So, my experience with 42 is "don't worry, all is fine, the other is absorbed in his own affairs and will get back to you soon." And I also got the impression that the give and take between us was fine :)

Sorry for all of the smileys but I am happy right now :)
 

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He really embodies 42 for you I think, a great blessing !
 

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