Using nuclear hexagrams to help clarify my readings for quite some time now (full explanation of nuclears here), I've found them very useful. However, recently I noticed a slight twist when I had 50.4.5>57 in a weekly open reading. Here's what I posted about it:
"I was looking at the nuclears last night (44, 43, 38) and they have their basic story, but at the end I found myself saying 'but, I feel soooo exhausted, is there a hex 28 in there somewhere??' And, lo and behold, there it is in 1,2,3, 3,4,5, kind of front and center towards the bottom. Further, towards the top there is hex 14 in 2,3,4, 4,5,6. Now, I don´t know of any process of reading those particular hexagrams within a primary hexagram, but for hex 50, it seems to describe my situation perfectly - exhausted, but also feeling richly blessed in general."
Here are the nuclear hexagrams as presented in the link above (and I love the whole concept):
1,2,3,2,3,4 and 2,3,4,3,4,5 and 3,4,5,4,5,6 (for hex 50: 44, 43, 38)
However, I'm actually finding this alternate nuclear pattern relating better:
1,2,3,3,4,5 and 2,3,4,3,4,5 and 2,3,4,4,5,6 (for hex 50: 28, 43, 14)
Any thoughts about nuclear variations? Is there a better name for the second set of nuclears than my calling them an "alternate nuclear pattern"? Thank you in advance for any comments or advice.
"I was looking at the nuclears last night (44, 43, 38) and they have their basic story, but at the end I found myself saying 'but, I feel soooo exhausted, is there a hex 28 in there somewhere??' And, lo and behold, there it is in 1,2,3, 3,4,5, kind of front and center towards the bottom. Further, towards the top there is hex 14 in 2,3,4, 4,5,6. Now, I don´t know of any process of reading those particular hexagrams within a primary hexagram, but for hex 50, it seems to describe my situation perfectly - exhausted, but also feeling richly blessed in general."
Here are the nuclear hexagrams as presented in the link above (and I love the whole concept):
1,2,3,2,3,4 and 2,3,4,3,4,5 and 3,4,5,4,5,6 (for hex 50: 44, 43, 38)
However, I'm actually finding this alternate nuclear pattern relating better:
1,2,3,3,4,5 and 2,3,4,3,4,5 and 2,3,4,4,5,6 (for hex 50: 28, 43, 14)
Any thoughts about nuclear variations? Is there a better name for the second set of nuclears than my calling them an "alternate nuclear pattern"? Thank you in advance for any comments or advice.