I recently have done a few I Ching readings in the last couple of months. I used the Yarrow Stalk method. I wanted to ask about two of them on how I can interpret the readings.
As a science student, I am constantly trying to come up with theories related to my field. I recently read an email from a professor concerning one such theory of mine {which involved demography, history and statistics/probability theory}. He agreed with my theory and said it was valid. To double check myself, I consulted the I Ching, which I cast via yarrow stalks {by the by, I just learned how to do this method last month!}.
The original hexagram I got was 3 {Zhun/ Difficulty at the beginning} with one changing line on the 5th line turning it into 24 {Fu, Turning Back}. I read the Yao text stating the "beginning of one's abundance" and the commentary saying "One's Brilliance is not yet recognized". Does anyone know what this could mean? I have been pondering this theory of mine in my studies for years.
The other reading I have done occurred much earlier than the one above, before I contacted the professor. I asked the I Ching, "How correct am I assuming my Theory {I stated the exact situation, but I won't bore you} is true?" It was one of the first Yarrow Stalk divinations I performed. I got only one hexagram, no moving lines. The hexagram was 63 {Ji Ji, Completion}. I took it as a sign that my theory was likely correct and in harmony with the universe, but, I DID grow restless- feeling uncertain later on {this hexagram warns it begins auspiciously and ends in disorder}. What does anyone here think in regards to my situation? Should I have had faith in my theory from the start?
As a science student, I am constantly trying to come up with theories related to my field. I recently read an email from a professor concerning one such theory of mine {which involved demography, history and statistics/probability theory}. He agreed with my theory and said it was valid. To double check myself, I consulted the I Ching, which I cast via yarrow stalks {by the by, I just learned how to do this method last month!}.
The original hexagram I got was 3 {Zhun/ Difficulty at the beginning} with one changing line on the 5th line turning it into 24 {Fu, Turning Back}. I read the Yao text stating the "beginning of one's abundance" and the commentary saying "One's Brilliance is not yet recognized". Does anyone know what this could mean? I have been pondering this theory of mine in my studies for years.
The other reading I have done occurred much earlier than the one above, before I contacted the professor. I asked the I Ching, "How correct am I assuming my Theory {I stated the exact situation, but I won't bore you} is true?" It was one of the first Yarrow Stalk divinations I performed. I got only one hexagram, no moving lines. The hexagram was 63 {Ji Ji, Completion}. I took it as a sign that my theory was likely correct and in harmony with the universe, but, I DID grow restless- feeling uncertain later on {this hexagram warns it begins auspiciously and ends in disorder}. What does anyone here think in regards to my situation? Should I have had faith in my theory from the start?