Hello everyone, here is my first shared reading.
I'm thinking about moving some money out of my IRA (which is quite modest itself) to pay off a debt. I asked Yi how that action would affect me financially. In general, at least on the first read it seems like a good idea. I think of Hex. 15 to be one of the most auspicious in the whole book. The changing lines are 2,3,4 which makes me think that while there is risk involved, it is probably worth it. The relating hexagram 40 makes sense to me, because it would free up my monthly income to do other things, and that is the lens through which I'm looking at the situation (the need to be delivered from the debt).
But I'm trying to let the lines work on me, instead of me working on them ("what does it all mean!?") All the lines are about taking modest action. In line 2 "modesty that comes to expression" line 3 "the superior man...carries things to conclusion" line 4 "nothing that would not further modesty in movement" and it's all in the middle of the hexagram, lots of risk and movement. So it looks on the surface like a big yes....but would love to hear the insights others may have.
Thanks in advance!
I'm thinking about moving some money out of my IRA (which is quite modest itself) to pay off a debt. I asked Yi how that action would affect me financially. In general, at least on the first read it seems like a good idea. I think of Hex. 15 to be one of the most auspicious in the whole book. The changing lines are 2,3,4 which makes me think that while there is risk involved, it is probably worth it. The relating hexagram 40 makes sense to me, because it would free up my monthly income to do other things, and that is the lens through which I'm looking at the situation (the need to be delivered from the debt).
But I'm trying to let the lines work on me, instead of me working on them ("what does it all mean!?") All the lines are about taking modest action. In line 2 "modesty that comes to expression" line 3 "the superior man...carries things to conclusion" line 4 "nothing that would not further modesty in movement" and it's all in the middle of the hexagram, lots of risk and movement. So it looks on the surface like a big yes....but would love to hear the insights others may have.
Thanks in advance!