Last year, just about his time, I asked the I Ching how Hillary Clinton should handle her political future.  The prophecy that came back suggested that she should not run for president.  I have been thinking about that reading as I have watched the remarkable Obama phenomenon (full disclosure: I voted for Obama in the MA primary and am pulling for him to win the nomination).  As I re-read the earlier I Ching post today, I was especially struck by this part:

A cautious halt halfway brings good fortune.
Going through to the end brings misfortune.

     At the time, I read this as sign that she should run for re-election to the Senate but not run for president.  In light of current circumstances, however, it may now suggest that she should not press the nomination contest all the way to the end.  If she pulls out now, about halfway through the nomination battle, she can avoid misfortune There are other elements of that earlier prophecy that move in the same direction…

      You’ve gotta love that I Ching – not only can you learn from it when you initially ask it questions, but you can continue to learn from it when you look back, over a period of time, and think about those earlier answers.  The Yi works in mysterious ways.

      Unfortunately, I do not think she will pull out.  She will stick it out to the bitter end.  And if she tries to pull some desperate stunts with Michigan and Florida, or with superdelegates, she may well come to no good.  Listen to the Yi!

UPDATE: A perceptive reader noticed that my original post was from 2006, two years ago, not last year.  Indeed, that is the one post I was referring to; there is none from February 2007.  Thanks!