Hexagram 19 Promotion

Hexagram #19 - Promotion

Moving to Date

Unchanging -

Top Line

45

3/14/05
Fifth Line
A prince, or anyone in a leading position, must have the wisdom to attract to himself people of ability who are expert in directing affairs. His wisdom consists both in selecting the right people and in allowing those chosen to have a free hand without interference from him. For only through such self-restraint will he find the experts needed to satisfy all of his requirements.

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45 1/18/99
3/14/05 Fourth Line
An open-minded approach brings success. Organizations that value performance over superficial qualities advance much more quickly than those which take a complacent, clubby attitude. Avoid prejudices against those of different backgrounds. When complacency creeps into your personal life, radical action may be necessary to change the prevailing mood.

36 2/2/99 Third Line
When things are going well, the great danger is that you will relax and become careless. Enjoy your successes, but remain mindful of how you have achieved them. There is a natural human tendency to let up once you are ahead, but the great players challenge themselves until the end of the game.

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45
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3/14/05
4/4/05 Second Line - Ruling line
When you are offered a good opportunity, prospects for success are very favorable. This is a good time to take strong, valiant action. When a person possesses inner strength and self-confidence, the future need not be a concern. (hex 24)

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45
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4/4/05 Bottom line
When the forces of good begin to prevail, people of influence take notice, and men and women of ability are drawn to the center of action. If you sense such movement, you are well advised to join in. But don't let yourself be swept away by the tide of events. (hex 7)

Spring is approaching. Good times ahead seems inevitable; there is vitality in the air. This is a most auspicious time. Like a snake emerging from hibernation, negative forces are only just beginning to stir, and can be effectively controlled. This is a time of hopeful progress, and must be used to best advantage. When approaching good fortune, conscientious work pays great dividends. A clear road lies ahead.

Act now, for at some point this ripe opportunity for advancement will be reversed. No spring lasts forever. It's always wise to stay alert and note the changing signs of the times.

Spring is always the season of new relationships. In the bounty of good times, new bonds are formed effortlessly. Relationships born in spring can serve well to warm the following autumn and winter.

Monday January 18, 1999
Question: what about Rel 11

19 Moving to 40- Deliverance

When I asked this question I still hadn't heard back from Debbie. It will be interesting to see if this was really foreshadowing a situation that will occur later. Over the years I have asked questions and gotten strange answers only to realize later that the answer referred to a situation further in the future. The actual situation was that I heard back from her with an answer that said the project wasn't going to happen but a little over a month later I ended up working for her on another project.

Tuesday February 2, 1999
Question: impact of Debbie's opinion of me on internal project
Promotion going to #36 a darkening of the light or returning

The importance of this reading is that it's a way to test the impact of a ruling line. There's a big difference between reading that portend a darkening of the light vs. on that portents a 24 - Returning. The significance of returning as an outcome to this question is particularly significant because it would entail me returning to Silicon Valley. To my real home. Again though everything seems wrapped in a state of incipient possibility and what I've learned over the years is never to count on anything.

note: March 14, 2005

I never made a note that both of these interpretations proved to be true. Returning was true in the short run but in the long run the light did darken when Debbie chose to leave the company and I lost the only good boss I ever had at that company.

Monday March 14, 2005
Question - impact of deciding to terminate my relationship with my business partner
Promotion going to 45 by way of hexagram 24

So I think this is saying that the answer to how I get to 45 will be from the dark corner of possibility. That I need to be receptive to something happening that I can't see at the moment.

I've been threatening to do this for months and now I'm just about ready to sign a contract to do some work for a client and yet I'm still wanting to end our relationship. I've been sick and stressed for months and I think I need to stop. A former significant other just reappeared in my life and I think he's come to remind me that I'm failing the test of knowing when a relationship doesn't serve me.

Monday April 4, 2005
Question - Reception to my paper
Promotion going to hexagram 2

I'm in the process of finishing up the last changes now. It's gone on much longer than I expected but I hope that it will open up a number of opportunities.

Moving to	Date
		Unchanging -
		Top Line
45	3/14/05	Fifth Line A prince, or anyone in a leading position, must have the wisdom to attract to himself people of ability who are expert in directing affairs. His wisdom consists both in selecting the right people and in allowing those chosen to have a free hand without interference from him. For only through such self-restraint will he find the experts needed to satisfy all of his requirements.
40 45	1/18/99 3/14/05	Fourth Line An open-minded approach brings success. Organizations that value performance over superficial qualities advance much more quickly than those which take a complacent, clubby attitude. Avoid prejudices against those of different backgrounds. When complacency creeps into your personal life, radical action may be necessary to change the prevailing mood.
36	2/2/99	Third Line When things are going well, the great danger is that you will relax and become careless. Enjoy your successes, but remain mindful of how you have achieved them. There is a natural human tendency to let up once you are ahead, but the great players challenge themselves until the end of the game.
36 45 2	2/2/99 3/14/05 4/4/05	Second Line - Ruling line When you are offered a good opportunity, prospects for success are very favorable. This is a good time to take strong, valiant action. When a person possesses inner strength and self-confidence, the future need not be a concern. (hex 24)
40 45 2	1/18/99 3/14/05 4/4/05	Bottom line When the forces of good begin to prevail, people of influence take notice, and men and women of ability are drawn to the center of action. If you sense such movement, you are well advised to join in. But don't let yourself be swept away by the tide of events. (hex 7)