Shall I retrain as a medical professional? Hex 13.1.5>56 I would really appreciate help with this one

[Anne777]

I am 39, always wanted to study medicine but due to family situation couldn’t afford it when I was young. I’ve been working since I was 18, have a good office job and a degree that my work sponsored me for a while ago. Unfortunately I don’t find my work very fulfilling but appreciate all the benefits it provides me with. I have been thinking of retraining for some time but also wanted to move abroad and thought I couldn’t commit to studying at the same time. My plans with the move didn’t work out at the time because of covid and now I’m getting cold feet not sure if it’s going too much of an upheaval for my life in my current situation. I had to deal with some family issues recently which made me a bit stressed out. So I’m not sure how to read this it could mean that it’s a good idea and will actually help me relocate, or it’s a good idea but too late for me.

Line 1​

'People in harmony at the gate.
Not a mistake.'

Line 5​

'People in harmony first cry out and weep, and then they laugh.
Great leaders can bring them together

Line one seems positive, line 5 maybe meaning that it will be difficult but then it will be worth it. Could it mean that I will be happier working with the like-minded people.

These are just my thoughts and not sure I’m interpreting this correctly at all, so would much appreciate some help to understand this reading. Thanks

 

[rosada]

Not clear here. Are you asking if moving and retraining would be a good idea?
13 - 56 Looks like strangers getting together and then someone moving on. Could indicate getting the training and then moving or that the training allows you to move on.

 

[Trojina]

You asked if you should retrain as a medical professional and there are several facets of the reading that point to testing the waters, trying things out, before committing to anything.

13>56 changing communities/travelling though communities/visiting group spaces. I'm playing with how we might read those 2 hexagrams as a sentence and also picking up the themes of the lines.

In 13 one needs to be aware of one's larger environment and where one belongs socially within that environment. 56 as the relating hexagram shows you as a traveler, someone on their way somewhere and so not committed to any particular group of people. As a traveler think about how you engage with those places you visit on your way. Generally while exchanges can be enriching we also keep them quite light and fluid don't we, we don't make binding arrangements since we are on our way somewhere else.

Then the lines

13.1
'People in harmony at the gate.
Not a mistake.'

On it's own as a change line this changes to 33 and that's because this is like talking to people on the doorstep, it's easy to retreat from that position. I think Yi is saying it is best for you to explore where you want to be, what kind of role you want, who you want to be with, what kind of people you'd like to work amongst. Imagine spending a day at a hospital and spending half an hour with all the many different professionals you'd get a feel for where you'd fit there. I mean one cannot actually do that of course, one cannot show up and say 'I'd like to spend an hour in radiography and an hour in pediatrics and an hour in the emergency unit and I'd like to try all the roles as well'....So it's a good time to go into places whether as a volunteer or well I don't know but this is not a line of commitment it's a friendly line of having a chat in the entrance way. So you need conversations with the entrance keepers I guess, you need to talk to someone about what route you might take if not already decided.

'People in harmony first cry out and weep, and then they laugh.
Great leaders can bring them together

The line stresses reaching out to talk and to explore and to ask for help.

I don't think it's too late for you to retrain but I think there's much more communication needed about the best route for you to take. And this is reflected in your change patterns here 3 and 50. You come to this question with ideas but it's not yet possible to fix a particular route and through calling on advisors and maybe doing visits to places and exploring which role would suit you then you can put a plan together.

I think this cast is about putting a plan together that is going to work for you. If you're going to train you need to be in the place you feel you fit in and where you are with the right bunch so to speak and to get to that point a lot more chatting, informal conversations and so, visits perhaps or even voluntary work of some kind might be the way forward. I think the reading shows why you're getting cold feet, it's because you need to take smaller steps and feel your way in rather than one giant leap forward.

Can you think of practical ways to do 13.1? Is there a way you can explore training options from a position of friendly interest rather than 'I'm totally ready' commitment? Also line 5 shows there is some comfort needed, some reassurance and I think you could get this by asking for meetings perhaps at the training place, talking to others? I don't know how it works but I think you need to talk and meet and experience aspects of the work you want before full on commitment.

Do you have friends already working in the field you want to train in ? Is it possible to explore options in a more experimental fashion and get advice from tutors before even starting the training? It's just I think you do need others at the moment to feel happy to move forward. Line 5 might show a particular worry that needs addressing.

 

[Anne777]

Thanks both for such comprehensive answers. I often see your posts here and value your help greatly; it’s definitely a very big decision so agree with your advice that I need to explore all implications and decide exactly how to do it and where I’d like to work. I always wanted to work in A&E or Oncology but I guess once I start studying and work on the actual wards I may change my mind about the specialism. I think that’s how I can apply your advice Trojina. There are some other things I need to look into, I know where I want to study but I need to decide whether to quit my current job all together or reduce working days to two a week for the first two years of study, I work in an organisation linked to healthcare so it may be possible that my work will support my study application/placement applications. So I can see how this will involve looking for the right people, having a lot of conversations to find the best route.

Do you have friends already working in the field you want to train in ? Is it possible to explore options in a more experimental fashion and get advice from tutors before even starting the training? It's just I think you do need others at the moment to feel happy to move forward. Line 5 might show a particular worry that needs addressing.

So I think this really resonates with my situation, I can link in with a lot of people who can help me, probably not to directly spend a day in the department, it probably wouldn’t be allowed. Also your interpretation made me think that I really need to spend some time thinking what type of work I want to be doing and what it will involve on the day to day basis and where my strengths will be, I know that even some of the most dedicated people choose not to work in A&E as during training they realise it’s more pressured than what they had previously thought. Maybe 56 also can mean that I start this journey and during the process I will work out where my place is. Thanks a lot