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After embarking on a new career, a friend was feeling insecure about their decision and asked me to consult the I Ching regarding their situation and what the next six months held for them.
Response:
The consultation rendered the Hexagram representing "Completion" evolving, via a moving lines in the third and fifth position, into the Hexagram representing "Return."
Hexagram Images:
The Hexagram for "Completion" depicts Water over Fire (left image).
The Hexagram for "Return" depicts Earth over Thunder (right image)
Hexagram Meaning (Situational Overview):
Completion
One stage of your life has ended and you are now at a point of equilibrium. You must be aware of the opportunities and dangers this presents. Because you feel that your new venture is the culmination of years of preparation, you may want to relax and enjoy your accomplishments. This is natural but it would be a mistake. You must guard against complacency. Remain alert to inferior influences; shun the dangers of laziness and straying from the correct path you have chosen. Remained focused on your goals and move steadily toward them. Pay attention to details. Take care of small problems while they are small or you will find yourself mired in chaos.
Evolving Line Three
Take precautions. Be strong, both internally and externally, or your success and happiness will be transient. You must take care to act properly. Be fair in all your dealings and do not involve yourself with petty squabbles. If you succumb to negativity and inferior influences, you will become exhausted from the struggles that ensue. Remember success is possible but you must be on equipped to take advantage of it through preparedness.
Evolving Line Five
Do not let good fortune go to your head. You will gain more through humility and sincere actions than ostentatious displays of power and material success. Continuing your previous efforts with productive enthusiasm will increase your opportunities for success. Cultivate small opportunities. Your efforts will be appreciated and rewarded.
Return
Whatever negativity may have hindered your advancement is dissipating. Although you have been frustrated and you may have felt that your goals were blocked, you should now be able to see a gate opening and a way through these disappointments. Guard against your urge to rush forward quickly. This is the dawn of change and should be treated accordingly. Appreciate that this is the start of a new venture and that it must be allowed to develop naturally. Be in harmony with the times and the opportunities that present themselves. Be watchful, examine what is happening and learn from it. If you are prepared and move in compliance with the ebb and flow of your circumstances you can achieve success.
Symbolic Image:
Water above a Fire evolving to Thunder rumbling within the Earth.
Symbolic Meaning (Behavioral Overview):
Completion
Ponder potential problems; by preparing for adversity, calamity can be avoided.
Return
Be quiet and disengage from worldly matters; staying centered within the yourself is auspicious.
Conclusion and Advice:
In the context of the question, it seems that the path that you have embarked upon is the proper one. However, having committed to this venture you must be prepared to pursue it with enthusiasm and attention to detail. Stay focused; do not allow inferior influences to divert you from your goals.
Move steadily forward, acknowledge disappointments and learn from them, they will serve you well. Be attentive, the past has prepared you for this time. As you achieve success, remain diligent in your efforts, positive in your views, and humble in your actions. The proper attitude toward your work and your achievements is critically important to your continued success. Stay within yourself, acknowledge your own nature and honor it.
Summary
This time is like the transition from darkness to light and the beginning of a new day. Avoid small dangers and acknowledge the coming of new opportunities. As you attain success, remain humble. Appreciate your achievements but remain diligent to the process that allowed you to attain them. Persevering with the natural development of your goals over time, you will be successful.
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