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Hi QuanYiN,
That sounds like a terrible shock. What an ultra-toxic environment, no wonder it took you long to get over it.
One of the first readings I got for this job was 17.6 > 25
I received 17.1 > 45 (and I recall getting 17.1.4 > 8)
The questions, and exactly how they were phrased, are very important. Do you still have them?
Line 6 is more baffling for me because it had to do with the job that went really wrong, the idea of sacrificing an old habit might be relevant, but I can‘t put my finger on it just yet.Hex 17 might be pointing your attention to your inner attitudes and approaches to life. The doctrines, habits and beliefs you follow.
The wisdom of the hex (image) advises inner reflection and stilling yourself in order to hunt down / see more clearly the root of the matter.
In this context:
17.6 could be calling for sacrificing of this old habit / behaviour/belief.
17.1 advocates engaging with other, wider perspectives to achieve / embrace new objectives.
17.4 warns against 'going on a mission' based on old perspectives that will trip you up. Additionally inviting you towards embracing opportunities for discovering new perspectives.
...or it may mean nothing like this at all for you.
Good Luck
The wisdom of Hex 54 (image) certainly does invite you to sort your inner wheat from your inner chaff: using your strengths to aid the transformation of what is flawed.I think those perspectives that will trip me up is the Yi’s response to ”What I’m not seeing yet” (54). The trigram reversal (thunder over lake in 54, lake over thunder in 17) as a way of showing the perspective I don’t have yet has me thinking a lot.
Thanks for clarifying the questions QuanYiN. Here's how your casts sound to me.
17.6 > 25: Is there a future in my placement with this company? (I was on a 6 month contract with a possible extension)
So obviously now we know what happened and the answer to this question was no. Line 17.6 is far removed from the concept of Following, so maybe literally 'there will be no following, no follow-up placement'.
In this line, someone is tied up and sacrificed. Resulting 25 speaks of possible misfortune if someone isn't as they're supposed to be. I guess here it means that the preceding line 17.6 is not how it's supposed to be. Being tied up and dragged along isn't how someone is supposed to be, so it has led to misfortune.
17.1 > 45: What should I do to get a new job soon?
Something official has changed. Also, to go out of your 'field' is mentioned. You'll have better chances if you apply to jobs that you normally wouldn't. 45 shows a company, so aim for a bigger organisation, maybe a governmental one.
17.1.4 > 8: This was a weekly cast —I think it has to do again with my job search
It looks like this one is expanding on 17.1 > 45. So yes, do go out of your normal range, but 17.4 warns about applying for jobs which are way too unrelated with what you do. 8 shows locality, being local. Either meaning stay 'near' your field of expertise, or it might be literal - don't apply for jobs which are located too far away from you.
what I can’t see yet in this whole situation, and I got 54 unchanging
I take it you mean here the bizarre situation in that toxic workplace. 54 shows being quite low in a hierarchy of many people. It has a lot to do with self-esteem too. Somehow you were placed in a position which was lowly. Perhaps one of your superiors didn't like you, or you showed that you didn't like them, or even they made you feel inferior (for whatever reason). With 54, it's always good to reflect on our value and our position. Also, because of the 'polyamorous' flavour of 54, do you know if there is a very high turn-around of employees in that toxic workplace?
One thing I found very interesting is that 54 has the same trigrams as 17, but reversed.
You didn't receive 17 though. When there are changing lines, the situation is moving away from the initial hexagram. So the idea of initial 17 doesn't really apply to you at all, except to show you what your situation isn't.
In 17, the male trigram voluntarily places itself below the female, and thus makes the female happy. The male makes a move and the female is then glad to follow him.
In 54, the female voluntarily subordinates itself to an older male (thunder, the eldest son) in a multi-partner situation.
So, if I’m supposed to do 17 and what I haven’t been able to see is 54, I almost feel like there’s been a mix up here that I have to rectify by doing 17
Agreed. After this happened a colleague told me it was a lucky escape, and I believe that too when I rationalise, I just can’t feel it yet. Once I take the next step and find another job I‘ll probably feel it more. Circumstances play an important role as well. 4 years ago I moved to the UK and it took a while for me to get a job, land on my feet, start anew, find friends. I don’t have a family here and it’s easy to feel like I have nothing to fall back on when things like that happen, so along with the shock, insecurity kicks in etc.I don't believe you're supposed to do 17, as you didn't get 17 as your answer. Also, you are mixing here two different issues:
One issue you've got at hand is to find another job, and in order to make this happen soon, your answer was 17.1 > 45. The other issue you've got at hand is the power games of 54, which happened at your previous employment and which traumatised your self esteem. If you had asked, 'how can I rectify my self esteem', and you got 17 unchanging, then yes, in that case you should be looking at the juxtaposition of 17 and 54. I find it very useful to concentrate on what each question is asking and what the answer to that question says.
I have first hand experience of how malicious power games at the workplace can erode your sense of self worth. In a way it's a good thing you didn't have to stay there longer, the damage would have probably been more extensive. The people who inflict this type of thing on others (and like you said, there were many other victims) are destructive in general. Don't take it personally - they were not against you as such, they're against everyone who is in any way competent. Saying that, they're also against those who are incompetent, and they do eventually turn against those too.
Yes, I’m talking to quite a few recruiters these days so that fits in well with this interpretationIn terms of employment, 17 would probably be a scenario where a headhunter finds you and offers you a job. I think that 17 with changing lines here shows you that you can't just wait for it to happen, so you're taking action to make it happen. Your readings are hopeful.
I feel for you, that's quite a lot of insecurity all in one go. I'm also a non-native living in the UK. All workplaces have ongoing power games, and not just in the UK, but certainly some are way worse than others. I totally understand what you mean that you get the 54 issue with your logic, but can't 'feel' it. It was a subconscious core blow. I hope you manage to sort it all out soon.
Clarity,
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London.
W1A 6US
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+44 (0)20 3287 3053 (UK)
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