Hexagram 17: Following

The name of this sign is the key to reading it: Following.

In the recent past you managed to get things around you moving again and to stand up for your wishes. More than that, you stood up for your right to make them real.

Keep moving in the direction you have set for yourself, so that your success is not wasted. But you need to know what leads this movement. Whether it is a person you know or an idea that inspires you does not matter. What matters is having a reliable point to steer by.

Your rise to the next step in life depends on how well you carry it all out. Do not ignore what fate advises. It will help you.

People around you

Think about how you build your relationships. Do not try to get people interested in your plans yet, even if you are completely sure of how good they are. The plans are still being thought through and have only started to take shape.

Any criticism now can cool your enthusiasm, and that would harm the work. Bring your friends into the work later, when the final result is visible. Then their criticism will not hold you back, and their advice or help will not get in the way.

Work

At this stage the most important thing is to make everything serve your one task. Do not get lost in small details. Do not take on several different things at once, even if they all look interesting and full of promise. Move in the direction you have chosen without wavering.

Sometimes it may seem that everything you do has no aim and no chance of success. That is only a passing doubt. Put it aside. Once you do, you will see how much you have already done, and that you can reach what you want.

Your wish

You have other wishes that also need your attention. But the one that troubles you most cannot be settled at present. It is not that you are making no effort. It is just that right now it is better not to press for it. Wait. After some time you will get everything you want easily, if you still want it then.