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urbansparrow

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dear onlineclarity friends,

I have to say, I am quite new to the I Ching and often read your threads in order to learn more. This time I have to submit a question myself.

I have a degree in Languages and another in Economy coming soon. I recently got fired from my previous job as teacher (because the school was closed as a consequence of the crisis) and am not really willing to go back to teaching in the future.
I asked the Yi what he thinks it's the best field where I could find happiness through my work and I got 31 unchanging. Do you think the it means: "wherever you find happiness and influence" as I do? The case being I think it's a too "clever" answer :p

Later,I asked if work in international relations would be a good idea: and I got 36.1.3 changing to 2. Good or bad? I see some worry but maybe some positive outcome.

I would be glad to have your feedback, thanks in advance :bows:
 

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The 31 response could be a witty way to say "Go where you feel attracted" which is as ambiguous as perhaps the question is! Not specific enough in nature.

I could also see 31 as telling you that your favorable career path would be one where your objective is to directly influence others via a mutual kind of attraction. Teaching certainly comes to mind. BUt since you dont seem inclined to pursue traditional teaching, careers like Personal Coach, Financial Planner/Adviser, and Writer also seem fitting. Maybe even translator.
 
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I'll have to say here that, as Bamboo said, teaching was the
first thing that came to my mind too.
 

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Urbansparrow:

"Later, I asked if work in international relations would be a good idea: and I got 36.1.3 changing to 2. Good or bad? I see some worry but maybe some positive outcome."

From 36, darkening of the light to 2, yin:

36.1

‘Brightness hiding, flying away
Drooping his wings.
The noble one is on the move,
For three days, eats nothing
Has a direction to go
The people in authority have something to say’

Flying away not only to escape, ‘under the radar’, but also with a positive purpose, a direction to go and great things to achieve. Not eating means not stopping, not taking other things (ideas, complications) on board; staying single-minded.


36.3


‘Brightness hidden hunting in the south.
Gets their great leader.
Hasty steadfastness not possible.’

In the dark, and actively, determinedly hunting for the source of oppression. (It could be that you deliberately decided to go after the cause rather than fighting the effects, or just hiding away.) And you get it! But this doesn’t mean all problems are solved at once; not good to be in a great anxious hurry now to tidy everything up. Things can’t be carried through with unease and haste.

The leader has been caught, or you’ve gone to the heart of the problem, grasped the essential, done what it takes to make ultimate success possible. There may still be much to work out, however. Just because you know why something is wrong doesn’t necessarily mean you have the means to heal it.

--from the Wikiwing.


My experience with 36.3 has been very positive--where someone who is oppressive is put off in some way. It sounds like international relations could be difficult at first and you are thinking it through thoroughly before stepping in (the fan yao is 15.1), but eventually you would be in a good position or one of power.

Best,

Miakoda
 

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