When you have the opportunity to travel and stay in a foreign country for a good, long while, you find a connection. Or, in this person’s case, he found an opportunity for love.
At first Michael was looking for the possibility of employment. But, he got sidetracked by love.
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Question: Do I have a future in a foreign country?
Category: Love and Relationships
Method: Yarrow Stalks
First Hexagram: 33 – Dun - Retiring
Changing Lines: 5,6
A problem in the relationship has arisen. It is best to confront it instead of ignoring it or being accommodating. Before you talk with your lover, ensure that you have solid reasoning. So, you need to withdraw for a bit and then you can engage with your lover.
From my understanding is the Michael is back home after his three-month stay in the land of his birth. But, when I talked with him, the distance between him and his love interest is not the issue. He acknowledges that there are certain areas of his life that he needs to work on before he can even consider going back. It’s a great thing to know that they have a good understanding!
Line 5: You can leave the relationship situation or the relationship itself in a friendly way. There will be no bad feelings when you do.
Line 6: Once you leave the situation behind, you will not need to worry how it will be resolved because it will no longer concern or impact you in any way.
He decided to come back after he wasn’t satisfied with the job situation. He resolved to return to the US where he believes he will have a better financial future. His love interest is aware of this and understood why he had to leave. BUT, although the relationship is “on hold”, they are communicating often.
Second Hexagram: 57 – Xun – Ground
Changing Lines: 6
To forge a more trusting and open relationship, you must be patient, gentle and persistent.
Long distance relationships such as Michael’s need a whole heaping lot of patience and understanding. If Michael is “forceful” in the situation, he would be giving into thoughts of insecurity. Feeling desperate only serves to give the impression that you want to control the other person – That is never fair.
Line 6: Energies have begun to wane, but not after you have achieved your goal. If there is opposition, you will not be able to confront them. It is time to retreat.
The text of line six is very apt. The fifth line of any hexagram is the “peak” of the situation, the most extreme. But, the sixth always shows that the power of the situation represented by the hexagram is waning and getting weaker.
It looks like Michael will get the position or job that he’s been looking for. But, in focusing on getting the job, he might have to put his relationship “on hold” for a longer time while he adjusts.
Resulting Hexagram: 62 – Xiao Guo – Small Exceeding
Focus on the small details of your relationship. These details will shore up and strengthen it. Or, if you are single, focus on the details that you want to have in a future relationship.
With this hexagram, it appears that with the relationship constantly in the back of his mind, he’ll be able to continue regardless of the distance between the two of them. In addition, it looks like he will have both the job and the woman of his dreams.
