Hexagram #40 - Deliverance

Moving to Date Unchanging - Top Line - You must take a stand for what you believe is right. Those who oppose you must be removed from power for the good of all. Fifth Line - be self reliant. Ignore those who would impede your progress. Eventually they will give up and go away./. 8/28/00 Fourth Line - In periods of stagnation, relationships are often formed purely on the basis of convenience. Since there is little challenge during such a time, not much is demanded of friends and associates. But when important action is required, only the able and trustworthy can be counted on to perform competently. Free yourself of the entanglements of chance relationships with no inner value; good fortune comes from associating with men and women of talent and integrity. In times of great opportunity or crisis, it is better to have a weak person as an enemy than as an ally.
Third Line - Success has brought the trappings of wealth and power. Do not call attention to yourself either by inspiring envy from those below or condescension from those above. Your gains are not so sure that they can not be taken from you. 2
8/28/00 Second Line - Success stems from your integrity, in contrast to the cunning and deceit of those around you. It may be time to take a careful look at those you are considering working with. In light of objective performance standards, do they measure up? Be wary of working with those who do not truly share your vision, or your standards. Upholding your ethics and standards of performance brings good fortune in the long arc of a professional career or vocation. Bottom line After a thunderstorm, or any period of extreme tension, a period of new clarity and fresh opportunity follows. The storm has the effect of clearing the air and suddenly reducing atmospheric tension. Deliverance is at hand. In the wake of a storm on land, deliverance appears in the form of new color and life, which bursts forth in all the fields and flowers. In the wake of a storm at sea, deliverance takes the form of land itself.
In the field of human relations, the rain of forgiveness washes the human landscape clean after a period of enmity and error. Great clarity of purpose and renewed vigor can follow the healing of old wounds. But care must be taken not to re-open these old wounds by moving too quickly. In the same way, it is important to return to normalcy first before moving ahead with new plans after periods of stress.
Following the resolution of a difficult situation, your first priority, should be to return to normal conditions as quickly as possible. Breathe a sigh of relief, but don't relax completely. It would be a mistake to re-awaken the sleeping dogs of the immediate past before the new situation has crystallized. Look ahead. Attend to any residual matters that need resolution, and do so as quickly as possible. Make a clean sweep of the past, move deliberately, and the future will bring good fortune.
Monday, August 28, 2000
Question: Outcome of pursuing an opening with SSC
Note this was also the answer about looking outside of California for a job