Vocational Success 18.2>52

[Lavender]

Hi there - I am a long time reader and first time poster. I have been using the I Ching for about 10 years and have been indebted to this forum for many useful insights along the way. I am posting now in hopes of some help with a throw this morning. I am at the apex of major transition: newly 30, I moved back to NY from LA where I had spent much of the year sick, then recovering from surgery, then moving (and I am also currently one week post break up). I am a writer, editor and a mythologist but have not held steady work, besides small publishing here and there, for a long time. I am currently waiting to hear back from one writing job that I was recommended for by a friend but I don't know when or if that will come through. I have some possibilities in the ether: workshops to propose to an interested healing center and pieces of writing for potential publication (the offer already expressed to me) to finish. But what is certain is that I do not have a solid vocational identity or routine in place and have not had one for a very long time. All the possibilities that currently stand depend on me and my discipline and belief, which I am actively working with, but finding my footing after all the change is a challenge. I have been advised by the I Ching in other throws lately to be resting at this moment in time, and allowing for a big shift in the unconscious to take place, advice I have been heeding. But today, inspired by some reading, I asked:How can I find vocational success? I received 18.2>52At first, I thought perhaps that my position I am in stems from a strange freedom I have had in the last couple of years to not be working and that I will have an emotional response to feeling behind and/or unsettled in vocation. To be gentle with myself in this emotionality but that I am aware of mistakes and must make changes. However, this is confusing to me because the energy of the related hexagram counsels stillness while the energy of 18 says get to work! Those changes remain opaque and I'm sure it's possible that the I Ching is just reflecting my question back to me. Then I wondered if perhaps the book was telling me that this is an emotional question, stemming from the swirlings of change and the deep yin energy of courting renewal during this time of year. And if so, perhaps this is the book telling me I am having an emotional response that needs to be rectified and that this query is more of an expression of an emotional state than an active query. Any thoughts would be so greatly appreciated. With thanks,Laura

 

[Lavender]

(I apologize for the formatting of my question. I can't seem to figure out how to get the paragraph spaces and indents to show on the posted page of the thread. I will do some research and hopefully figure it out for next time.)

 

[Trojina]

Answer to the formatting questioning can be found in this thread https://www.onlineclarity.co.uk/fri...7-Manual-of-how-to-format-replies-Line-breaks

No time to answer re your reading I'm afraid, it's Christmas Eve, holiday time, I have so much to do for Christmas !

 

[my_key]

How can I find vocational success? I received 18.2>52

Hex 18: The things that need to be changed, particularly in the way you see things have to be honoured and addressed. Only then will you be able to achieve through the increase in your power. This decay can relate to negative effects of parenting or other authority figures.

line 2- this line relates to connections and behaviours. Aspects of nurturing and care have you tied up in knots at the moment. Gain a greater understanding of what is holding you back before you step out on a new path.

Hex 52: Your best progress will come from inner searching. Getting to know yourself better first will provide you with massive dividends in the future. This is the overarching energy of peaceful pondering. Stay in the inner world before venturing out into the big wide world.

It sounds from your post that some of the pondering has been started.

Good Luck.

 

[danadanadana]

When you say, "However, this is confusing to me because the energy of the related hexagram counsels stillness while the energy of 18 says get to work!"
it may help to remember that the still time, the time of non-action is as crucial to the work as the busy, active time. The wounded, spoiled, vulnerable, overly emotional "mother" of Hexagram 18 Line 2 is not ready to make important decisions, just as Hexagram 52 Keeping Still Mountain is not ready to pursue the work yet but when the time comes you will be able to go ahead with the work with clarity and free of doubt because of the time spent in calm, relaxed mental preparation. So in a way you are already working!

 

[Lavender]

Thank you my_key for your thoughtful response. I hear truth in your words. They are appreciated.

 

[Lavender]

Thank you danadanadana. Your response is very helpful and rings true, I am sinking into the non-action and finding many wormholes forward. Thanks again.