Comments on: Hexagram 45, line 1 and computer chaos http://onlineclarity.co.uk/answers/2005/03/27/hexagram-45-line-1-and-computer-chaos/ Readings, insights and understanding from the I Ching, the oracle of Change. Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:27:57 +0000 By: Hilary http://onlineclarity.co.uk/answers/2005/03/27/hexagram-45-line-1-and-computer-chaos/#comment-18 Hilary Thu, 31 Mar 2005 10:14:26 +0000 http://onlineclarity.co.uk/answers/2005/03/26/hexagram-45-line-1-and-computer-chaos/#comment-18 Oh yes, I agree there are limits, depending on the expertise of the person consulting. In my case, with computers, not a fat lot. Right now I know from Yi that my computer is in a state of 48, line 1 - but would reformatting the hard drive cure a muddy well? Or is it just plain wearing out, after 2 years of constant use? (In other words, I haven't learned all that much from the reading.) I would say that divination to diagnose problems is one thing, and divination to test out possible solutions is quite another. I may not be able to correlate well-imagery with my computer's RAM usage or whatever, but I can recognise bad news when I see it. But like you say, the worst consequences of misinterpreting readings about these things are not so bad. Spending money I don't need to spend on a new machine, and/or wasting a day or two on removing, reformatting, reinstalling. Nothing major. Medical divination? I don't attempt it. Oh yes, I agree there are limits, depending on the expertise of the person consulting. In my case, with computers, not a fat lot. Right now I know from Yi that my computer is in a state of 48, line 1 - but would reformatting the hard drive cure a muddy well? Or is it just plain wearing out, after 2 years of constant use? (In other words, I haven’t learned all that much from the reading.)

I would say that divination to diagnose problems is one thing, and divination to test out possible solutions is quite another. I may not be able to correlate well-imagery with my computer’s RAM usage or whatever, but I can recognise bad news when I see it.

But like you say, the worst consequences of misinterpreting readings about these things are not so bad. Spending money I don’t need to spend on a new machine, and/or wasting a day or two on removing, reformatting, reinstalling. Nothing major.

Medical divination? I don’t attempt it.

]]> By: Paolo Argenton http://onlineclarity.co.uk/answers/2005/03/27/hexagram-45-line-1-and-computer-chaos/#comment-17 Paolo Argenton Thu, 31 Mar 2005 09:43:40 +0000 http://onlineclarity.co.uk/answers/2005/03/26/hexagram-45-line-1-and-computer-chaos/#comment-17 Hi Hilary, I must kindly say I disagree with you on this particular subject, i.e. using divination in order to solve technical problems. It could be funny to do, but, as yourself stated very clearly in this website, Yi cannot be a substitute for human expertise. For similar reasons I would not use Yi for medical diagnosis, of course here the consequences of a wrong diagnosis could be more serious than a broken computer..... But anyway maybe I'm wrong, could be a useful discussion about the limits in usage of Yi... Thanks for this wonderful site and your work, a hug ! Paolo Hi Hilary,
I must kindly say I disagree with you on this particular subject, i.e. using divination in order to solve technical problems.
It could be funny to do, but, as yourself stated very clearly in this website, Yi cannot be a substitute for human expertise.
For similar reasons I would not use Yi for medical diagnosis, of course here the consequences of a wrong diagnosis could be more serious than a broken computer…..

But anyway maybe I’m wrong, could be a useful discussion about the limits in usage of Yi…
Thanks for this wonderful site and your work, a hug !
Paolo

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