Hexagram 63

Hexagram 63 - Chi Chi, After Completion

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Unchanging -

Top Line
When one has scaled a dangerous cliff, there is a natural tendency to look back, and revel in the drama of overcoming it. But lingering may present a greater danger; what has been safely in the background (or in the past) may be gaining on you. A failure to move forward quickly now would cause you to fall back - perhaps into hazardous circumstances.

36
11/17/98 Fifth Line
This is an inappropriate time for ostentatious exhibits of personal success and grandeur. Look for true happiness in the simplicity of your life. You will achieve more by small efforts than by large displays of power

3/8 Fourth Line

Third Line After the completion of a great enterprise, be wary of the urge to expand. Allow victories some time to settle in, and approach new steps with the same determination and attention to detail that have sustained past efforts. If success has brought new responsibility into your life, try to delegate it properly by choosing people of talent and ability to work with you.

Second Line If a kind of stagnation has seeped into the current situation because of past success, your talents may be hidden - either by circumstance, or by efforts of those in positions of power. When this happens, it is important not to try to attract attention to yourself through immodest behavior. Be patient. That which is rightfully yours, in the end, cannot be denied.

Bottom line
In the period following the completion of a major undertaking, the momentum of previous effort still prevails, and there is a tendency to continue onward. Be careful at such moments, for once a project has reached its proper end point, continuation for its own sake brings misfortune. Pressing ahead after completion threatens to bring collapse even to past successes.

Everything seem to be in perfect order. You have basically done what you set out to do. Only the details remain to be finalized. It would be only too easy to sit back and relax, assuming that the situation will now take of itself. But it will not. It is precisely at this stage that things can go wrong. In any aspect of life, keeping something at the peak of perfections take work. If you let things slide, they simply go downhill. Pay great attention to detail. Be aware of where problems may arise unless you are careful. Take the appropriate precautions to prevent this happening. Forewarned is forearmed. If you are blessed with secure relationships do not take them for granted they too need care and attention if they are to remain stable.

Wednesday, July 15, 1998

Question: Career impact of a more training based focus

Received Hexagram 43 Determination changing to 63

This is a time of transition from order to disorder. The times are still harmonious, but this is like the calm before the storm. Everything is going so well that you risk falling into complacency. This will only feed the trouble to come. Prepare in advance for misfortune. If you are cautious enough you will avoid disaster.

How depressing. And strangely enough it doesn't feel right at all. The message then is that negative thoughts are excessively influencing my thinking but that the worst is yet to come. My experience has been that anything that looks this black especially when things actually seem to be getting better is usually a misinterpretation and deserves further study.

Tuesday, November 17, 1998

Question: LT outcome of looking for another job now

#63 moving to #36 - Darkening of the light

It is a fine irony that after completion of a project or great enterprise, there is still much left to do. Completion is merely a pause in the cycle of creation and decay, a momentary still point for the swinging pendulum of life. Though completion does imply a period of restful pause - one which usually has been well-earned - it is not an actual end, but rather a uniquely harmonious flat spot in the constancy of change and movement. The image of After Completion is that of a kettle of water boiling over a fire. When the forces are balanced, the water boils properly; but if the pot is too full, it may boil over and put out the fire; or, if the fire is too hot, it may evaporate all the water. In the equilibrium which follows the completion of an arduous task, the current forces must be watched carefully to assure that a proper balance is maintained.

Wednesday (6.29.05) 6:35am PST
what kind of response will I get from MT when I ask him about a full time job

Moving to	Date
		Unchanging -
		Top Line When one has scaled a dangerous cliff, there is a natural tendency to look back, and revel in the drama of overcoming it. But lingering may present a greater danger; what has been safely in the background (or in the past) may be gaining on you. A failure to move forward quickly now would cause you to fall back - perhaps into hazardous circumstances.
36	11/17/98	Fifth Line This is an inappropriate time for ostentatious exhibits of personal success and grandeur. Look for true happiness in the simplicity of your life. You will achieve more by small efforts than by large displays of power
	3/8	Fourth Line
		Third Line After the completion of a great enterprise, be wary of the urge to expand. Allow victories some time to settle in, and approach new steps with the same determination and attention to detail that have sustained past efforts. If success has brought new responsibility into your life, try to delegate it properly by choosing people of talent and ability to work with you.
		Second Line If a kind of stagnation has seeped into the current situation because of past success, your talents may be hidden - either by circumstance, or by efforts of those in positions of power. When this happens, it is important not to try to attract attention to yourself through immodest behavior. Be patient. That which is rightfully yours, in the end, cannot be denied.
		Bottom line In the period following the completion of a major undertaking, the momentum of previous effort still prevails, and there is a tendency to continue onward. Be careful at such moments, for once a project has reached its proper end point, continuation for its own sake brings misfortune. Pressing ahead after completion threatens to bring collapse even to past successes.