Hexagram 2: The Receptive

At this stage it is better not to push your creative energy forward. Simply carry out what you planned before, calmly and step by step. Your role now is that of a hard-working, thoughtful worker. If you are an impulsive person, do not let this upset you, even if this quiet way of living does not suit you very well.

Soon things may turn so that you need all your strength and wit to stand against people who want to spoil your plans out of envy. Be careful, because caution is your best protection.

Look closely at what goes on around you. You will hear the gossip about you, and you will also find out who is ready to help you in ways you did not expect.

People around you

Your relationships with the people around you can go well. You have energy and warmth, and people like that.

Keep to this way of behaving, but keep a little distance too.

Be careful with people you do not know, so that nobody can cause you serious trouble. Share your plans only with close friends. They will listen carefully and tell you something useful.

Work and rest

Fate has made you a doer rather than a leader. You feel weak and easily hurt, and that is why you look for someone you can trust, someone who will give you good advice and help you make sense of the situation.

Look at work in the same way. However good a specialist you are, you cannot show your full talent in this period. Hold back your abilities, your ideas and your creativity for now. Later you will use them with much more benefit.

You can succeed at this stage if the first move does not come from you and you act as the one who carries the work out. Accept that, and turn it to your advantage.

Fate is fair, and we cannot lose what would be useful to us, so there is nothing to gain from being angry at it now. Let others carry the responsibility for a while, and use the time to sharpen your professional skills. Learning is always worth it.

While you do the work you planned, or the work your managers set, do not forget rest. Step away from the tiredness and frustration you have built up, put the daily problems aside and enjoy yourself a little. Spend an evening on something that has nothing to do with your work.

Your wish

Your wish will take longer than you hoped, and for real reasons outside you. Everything in your life moves at a slow pace now. Do not be afraid of sudden obstacles: things will go smoothly and safely. Just be patient. That is what fate asks of you at this stage.