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I read your answer several times. I am impressed by your thorough interpretation!"What is my mission in this life? What is the purpose of my birth? Why am I here?" And I got 45.2.4.5 > 7"
Hexagram 45 overall seems to be telling you that finding your clan/tribe is important to your life's mission, the purpose of your birth, and why you are here. And Hexagram 7 seems to imply that your purpose involves organizing a large group, as a leader within the group or as the group leader. Although your purpose and mission are likely tied to a larger group, it may not be the time for you to know what group yet. Here are some of my thoughts on why not:
For some people, their purpose is tied extremely close to the purposes of others, or even to a particular time. For those it may not be possible to intimately know one's purpose if the people with whom you are to serve or are meant to lead are even themselves not in position to live out their purpose. Or if the situation to which you all are called to serve/lead has not yet happened or the people who you are called to serve/lead are not yet ready. I get the feeling that the purpose you are called to is great, and that is why the passion is swelling up within you so intensely, perhaps even begging for answers. It feels to me that you will get your answers at the right time. I also feel that it may be most important to focus on what you must do now in preparation. Life has a way of giving us experiences that develop us for our future in ways that we are not aware of at the time. My advice would be to ask something like "What can I do now to prepare for my purpose/mission?"
What is my mission in this life? The answer seems to be in 45.2. Let yourself be led. Are you drawn to certain people or endeavors in this time? See where this takes you. Paying attention to what you are drawn to could lead you closer to your mission. Often, walking our path means just seeing the road in front of us, without having the entire map.
What is the purpose of my birth? The answer seems to be in 45.4. Perhaps you are meant to gather people together to support a cause or a leader, or to be that leader. Again, if this is the case, perhaps that cause or leader have yet to surface. If you are that leader, perhaps life is still shaping you for that role to come. Can you see how present or past circumstances are meant to shape you as a leader?
Why am I here? The answer seems to be in 45.5. Seems to imply that when one arrives at a position of leadership, there will be some followers that do not fully support. Maintain your virtue at that time, and you will eventually win over those that were not fully supporting. I think that this could mean that you are one leader within the organization or the leader of the organization, but either way it means that you can win people over if you maintain your integrity. Which, brings us back to Hexagram 7 - A leader who has won the confidence of his/her followers.
In summary: perhaps you are called to lead. But perhaps it is not necessary to know your exact mission and purpose and this time. I know that can be frustrating. Be led in that direction - be a good follower of your own path, and trust it will lead you to the right leadership position for you. At that time, be steadfast in your virtue - do not compromise your integrity - and you will win the support of all your followers. For now, let yourself be led and you will find the circumstances that will shape you into the leader you are meant to be.
Diamada's post is a good example of a leader who has not won the support of followers though integrity. It is a good example that great power used irresponsibly can go horribly wrong. It is a warning that when your time of leadership comes, you must be steadfast and virtuous or risk both losing both the support of others and the organization itself. It's ironic that the CEO's previous company went bankrupt as she seems to be spiritually bankrupt as well.
Clarity,
Office 17622,
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London.
W1A 6US
United Kingdom
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+44 (0)20 3287 3053 (UK)
+1 (561) 459-4758 (US).