H E X A G R A M  5 : P A T I E N C E

This I Ching Hexagram calls for patience while you're in a holding pattern. Waiting can be done with patience or worry; it really doesn’t affect the outcome. All things take time to develop, and the eventual outcome is never altered by your attitude while waiting. The journey, however, is more enjoyable when you are patient and receptive. A lack of patience can lead to false starts, defeat, and humiliation. Why not take a break and allow the situation to unfold?
The nuclear trigram suggests a hidden influence of Opposition that causes a necessary delay. Yet all of life is built on bringing opposites together: high/low pressure systems, hot/cold weather fronts, or positive and negative atoms clash and bring about something new.