Hello all. New to posting here. I recently got interested in the I Ching again, and I've purchased Hilary's version, a few others, and somewhere in my home I have the Wilhelm version. I'm relearning how to work with the I Ching.
I have some questions / thoughts about the changing lines / hexagrams.
Usually, when you think about change, there is a time component to it - first this happens and then some time later, it changes to that.
I'm wondering, however how this sense of time applies to changing lines / hexagrams when you consult the I Ching, or if it applies at all - my sense is this conventional sense of time may not apply.
So, how do I approach it: would the first hexagram represent the present, and the changed hexagram represents some point in the future? and if so, where would that future point in time be?
As an example, I threw the I Ching about a trip I'm planning in the spring, and it came up with changing lines / hexagrams. So, would the first hexagram be my current state and the change being what to expect when I'm on the trip? Or would the change take place at some point in the future, but it's not yet known when that will be? (on the trip? afterwards?)
Another way I've thought about this is to think of the original hexagram as the "setting" for what is taking place, the background as it were - though not necessarily 'background' in the sense of history, but more about the stage where the action is taking place.
I, of course, could be way off base, so I'd appreciate any thoughts or insights regarding the changing lines and hexagrams.
Regard, David
I have some questions / thoughts about the changing lines / hexagrams.
Usually, when you think about change, there is a time component to it - first this happens and then some time later, it changes to that.
I'm wondering, however how this sense of time applies to changing lines / hexagrams when you consult the I Ching, or if it applies at all - my sense is this conventional sense of time may not apply.
So, how do I approach it: would the first hexagram represent the present, and the changed hexagram represents some point in the future? and if so, where would that future point in time be?
As an example, I threw the I Ching about a trip I'm planning in the spring, and it came up with changing lines / hexagrams. So, would the first hexagram be my current state and the change being what to expect when I'm on the trip? Or would the change take place at some point in the future, but it's not yet known when that will be? (on the trip? afterwards?)
Another way I've thought about this is to think of the original hexagram as the "setting" for what is taking place, the background as it were - though not necessarily 'background' in the sense of history, but more about the stage where the action is taking place.
I, of course, could be way off base, so I'd appreciate any thoughts or insights regarding the changing lines and hexagrams.
Regard, David