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I Ching divination on a promotion prospect

2 June 2024Jinan, Shandong Translated by AI

A client asked about promotion chances. The divination showed heavy competition this year, with better prospects next year.

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Zongyuan

Xun Wei Feng [redacted]. This hexagram is interesting. The primary hexagram is a Bi Jie hexagram, which represents competitive relationships. The transformed hexagram is Gen, meaning stop or obstruction — it points to hold-ups in paperwork, or insufficient experience or seniority. The mutual hexagram is Huo Ze Kui, where fire overcomes metal; this also represents review by superiors. Superiors are strict this year, so most likely the position will not go to you. But this is not a bad thing. The transformed hexagram entering the tomb also means outward overcoming of wealth. Next year, the Yi Si year, both fire and metal arrive, so you can move up. But since it is outward overcoming, there is a signal of a change of location. Next year you will have a choice. One: change department or team, and move up a rank. Two: stay in the same place, get a pay raise, but no promotion in rank.

巽为风[redacted]。这个卦很有意思，本卦为比劫卦，代表竞争关系，变卦见艮卦为停止，也为阻碍，代表文书上受阻或者经验上，资历上不够。互卦见火泽睽为火克金也是上级审核。今年上级看得紧，所以多数轮不到你。但是这不是坏事，变卦入墓库的同事也是为往外克财，明年乙巳年正好是火金都到了，可以上去，但是往外克，有地方的信号。明年你自己有选择权利。一是换部门或者团队，上一级。二是不换地方，只给你财运提了，但是职级不到。

Take a look at the details.

你看看细节

Client

That's very accurate.

很对

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Zongyuan

Then go with the flow of things [emoji]

那就顺应天命吧[emoji]

Client

This year I originally wanted to go for a titular position first, since I haven't held the principal section-level rank for two full years. I can't get a titular promotion ahead of time to secure the spot.

今年本来想先提个虚职，因为正科不满两年。没法提前占位置提虚职

What does 'outward overcoming' mean?

往外克是啥意思啊

Well, my plan for next year is to become deputy head of the unit and join the leadership team, instead of staying as department director. That counts as changing department and team, I guess.

嗯，计划明年是干单位的副职进班子，就不再担任科室主任了。也算换部门和团队吧

But it's true — joining the team gets me an annual salary, but my rank stays principal section-level [emoji]

但确实，进班子拿年薪。但级别还是正科[emoji]

Zongyuan

The timing is not right yet.

时候没到

No matter who you ask for favors or connections, it won't work.

再怎么托人找关系都不好使

You just have to wait.

就要你等

Client

Right, I'll take what I can get for now. At least the pay will go up.

嗯，先占一头吧。起码待遇上去了

Zongyuan

Your other two colleagues will also get pay raises.

你另两个同事也有待遇提升

Every good thing that comes your way is shared with others.

你每次好事都是多人

You never get something all to yourself.

从没有独享的

Client

Right, these days the leadership raised my phone reimbursement limit. They were worried it would look too obvious if only I got it, so they raised it for those two too [emoji]

嗯，这几天领导给我提高电话费报销额度了，怕只给我一个人太显眼，给她俩也提高了[emoji]

Zongyuan

Exactly [emoji]

对[emoji]

Same logic. Watch those two colleagues. When good things come to them, yours is close too.

同理，你看着你这俩同事，只要他们享福了，你好事将近

It may not be the same kind of promotion, but you won't be shortchanged.

未必同一种提拔方式，但不会亏待了你

Just keep this in mind. You can read your own fortune by watching others.

知道就行，观他人知自己

Client

Right, I'll secure the spot first and get the pay raise for now.