Okay, so today I decided to mess around with the 43rd hexagram from the I Ching, which is called Guai or Breakthrough (Resoluteness). I’ve been feeling kinda stuck lately, so I figured, why not see what this ancient wisdom has to say?
I started by, you know, actually finding the hexagram. I’ve got this old I Ching book, all worn out and stuff. Flipping through it, found number 43. It’s made up of the trigrams Dui (Lake) over Qian (Heaven). Looks pretty cool, I guess.
Then I did the whole coin toss thing. You’re supposed to toss three coins, six times, and that builds the hexagram from the bottom up. Heads is 3, tails is 2, and you add ’em up for each line. It’s a bit tedious, I’m not gonna lie. My throws went something like this:
- First toss: Heads, Tails, Tails (3+2+2 = 7) – Yang line
- Second toss: Heads, Heads, Tails (3+3+2 = 8) – Yin line
- Third toss: Heads, Heads, Heads(3+3+3=9) – Yang line
- Fouth toss:Heads, Heads, Heads(3+3+3=9) – Yang line
- Fifth toss:Heads, Heads, Heads(3+3+3=9) – Yang line
- Sixth toss:Heads, Tails, Tails (3+2+2 = 7) – Yang line
All solid Yang lines,only one Yin * secend throw
After getting my hexagram sorted, I read the actual text. It talks about being resolute, like, really determined to break through obstacles. It also warns about being too aggressive and needing to, like, announce your intentions clearly. Don’t just go charging in, I guess.
My Interpretation & What I Did
To be honest, I kinda skimmed some of the more flowery language. I’m more of a “get to the point” kind of person. But the main message I got was: identify what’s holding you back, decide to overcome it, and tell people what you’re up to (accountability, I suppose).
So, I sat down and thought about what’s been bugging me. Work’s been kinda “meh,” and I’ve been procrastinating on this personal project I’ve wanted to start. That’s my “obstacle.”
Then I, uh, declared (to myself, mostly) that I was gonna break through this procrastination. Felt a little silly, but hey, gotta commit, right?
I spent a bit of time in the I Ching book, then closed it.I opened my laptop and I did one simple * record this thing by write,and share to you.
It’s not like a magical switch flipped, but at least I got the ball rolling. It also gave me a little confidence boost. Maybe there’s something to this ancient wisdom stuff after all. I’ll probably try this again when I’m feeling stuck. It’s a good way to, like, force yourself to think things through.
