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After 5 years in advertising I've had enough with the private sector and want out. I have resigned my job as Account Director and plan to turn a large island home I own into a luxury guest house toward an income. I am very excited. I want to leave the city an live in the countryside making a more humane & fulfilling living. I asked the I C what would should I expect as a result of my starting this new business of a guesthouse on the islan of Zante?

The answer was not clear to me: 24-RETURNING with changing lines 1,4,6 leading to hex 35-PROGRESS.

Is this positive - I am baffled by the conflicting lines in hex 24...what should I make of this?????

PLEASE HELP !!!!!:confused:
 

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It seems to me 24.1.4 in this context could either be referring to your intention to create a vacation spot for others or simply saying that you need to take a break yourself. I wonder if the I Ching is encouraging you to go to the island, detox for a bit and then decide if you really want to do this. If it still seems worthwhile after you've had a bit of r'n'r then I think 24.6 is telling you go for it, it's now or never! Either way it sounds like a stay at the house will lead to 35. Progress.
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I was recently reading through a thread about "transitional hexagrams", mostly informed by "bradford", where when you have multiple changing lines you go through them stepwise instead of reading all the changing lines for a given hex. For instance,in your case you'd read 24.1,which changes into 2.4, which lead to 16.6 , with the toss ending at 35. It helped me. I think i made sense, follow?
 

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I feel reading your intentions that it is a wonderful idea, it seems to me its time for you to return to where you really feel you belong, and to the business you feel its for you..It seems to me this hexagram means, things were falling apart and what you are doing is just right.."progressing" towards a happy life!

Just a feeling..Wishing you good luck! You are using the power of choices and risk, it is just perfect! I think to read..;) Its time to return to self knowledge and it seems to me your steps talk about it..
 

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Recharge before Beginning

After 5 years in advertising I've had enough with the private sector and want out. I have resigned my job as Account Director and plan to turn a large island home I own into a luxury guest house toward an income. I am very excited. I want to leave the city an live in the countryside making a more humane & fulfilling living. I asked the I C what would should I expect as a result of my starting this new business of a guesthouse on the islan of Zante?

The answer was not clear to me: 24-RETURNING with changing lines 1,4,6 leading to hex 35-PROGRESS.

Balkin says "You are poised between the end of an old era and the beginning of a new era. You must use this time to recharge your batteries and replenish your energies for the times ahead. But recuperation is not the only goal. Reflect on the old cycle that is passing away and consider what went wrong....Whatever the cause, it is important to be honest with yourself , for self-understanding is necessary if you are to begin again."

So perhaps Line 6, which is the only "negative" line about return, is simply a way of encouraging self-understanding about your previous situation, and how it came about. "Reflect on the old cycle." If you start immediately to "send the armies marching" then you may create an environment that is more stressful and to some extent repeats the mistakes of the past.

Take time now and recharge and consider what you want, and what was wrong with your previous life. When you have fully contemplated what you want, then go into battle carefully.

Tiger

 

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Rosada, Cliftonj, Lilylotus, Tigerintheboat...thank you all so much for your insights and perspectives on the situation! The truth is that I feel very positive and empowered with this change in my life and have been planning it for a while. I'm of course trying to take each step slowly and one at a time so as to make the best possible choices. Overall I'm extremely excited and will look at all your comments carefully and reflect on each of them properly. Many thanks for your assistance and attentiveness! Blessings all around, Emme.
 

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After 5 years in advertising I've had enough with the private sector and want out. I have resigned my job as Account Director and plan to turn a large island home I own into a luxury guest house toward an income. I am very excited. I want to leave the city an live in the countryside making a more humane & fulfilling living. I asked the I C what would should I expect as a result of my starting this new business of a guesthouse on the islan of Zante?

The answer was not clear to me: 24-RETURNING with changing lines 1,4,6 leading to hex 35-PROGRESS.

Is this positive - I am baffled by the conflicting lines in hex 24...what should I make of this?????

PLEASE HELP !!!!!:confused:


Okay everyones happy...but like the bad fairy spoiling the party I'm not so sure about this at all mainly because you asked 'what if i do x' and 24.6 came up. if you are absolutely sure this is the right time in your life to do it then thats good. If you have any doubts about the timing think carefully. Also i don't think 24 leads to 35, i think 35 is the background. So you are definately in a phase of growth and advancement, thats the climate so to speak...but theres something about the timing..i don't know perhaps it refers to property prices., that i would pay attention to. Very often 24.6 is about being too late with the action for some reason, hence taking the action is not advised. The other way to see it as others here have said is to get on with it before its too late...whereas I have often seen it is as 'it is too late to do this'. Which isn't to say this is a bad idea especialy as you feel so positive about it, it can't be a bad idea, I think I would just take timing particulary into account.

Not sure if anyone would agree with me on this so take this as very much a personal take. I'm also wondering with 24.4 about others involved in this move..if they are as happy as you to undertake this project. Its just 24.4 can play out quite literally..starting a project with others but ending up doing it alone.


I knew this new emoticon would come in handy :hide: its incase of accusations of bubble bursting...well thats not my intention but my differences with others are 1) i don't think 24 is taking you to 35, i think 35 is where you are at now..and i think 24.6 is more than just about 'now or never'..I really don't see it as a call to action.

Just checked out what Hilary says re 24.6 and it seems its no time to try to recapture the past...so if there is any element of trying to recapture the past in the proposal that might be something to be aware of...even if continuing with the plan..the 'recapturing' may be the emotional aspect of it rather than the practical plans. People often do think everything is better in the country...and then find they miss the city after all.
 
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Trojan, thanks for your detailed input, your perspective is most welcome so don't feel like a party-pooper in the least!
Thanks to all kind folk who've taken the time to help me out!!
 

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