Remember also, that in each instance-either before the current situation ends or immediately
after it has ended-the way for you to proceed will be made known to you. In the case of
the examples above, you will either meet someone new, be offered a better job, an
opportunity will come along to either start or join a very profitable business, or some other
event will occur to place you on the right track. It is all part of the harmonious operation of
immutable Universal Law, working through your correct use of the Kabbalistic Cycles.

At first your ego will most probably be very unhappy, as I mentioned. Nevertheless,
you must take advantage of these opportunities if you want to get where you truly want
to be in life, and do what you so desperately want to do with your life. The plain, hard fact
is that the forces of the Universe do not care about anyone's ego: not yours, mine, not
anyone's. These powerful forces have one and only one concern: to take you to where
you want to be. After all is said and done, I guarantee you will look back on the series
of events that brought the positive changes you wanted into your life, and say to yourself
"I am so happy that (previous) situation ended," whatever that situation may have been.
For one thing is certain when using the Kabbalistic Cycles: your life WILL IMPROVE,
and it will start happening as soon as you begin to use them in every area of your life.

Another point I would like to mention is that when using the Cycles, please start an
action at least Five minutes into the hour, or start it with at least Five minutes
remaining in the hour. For example. Suppose the hour of interest to you extends
from 1:56 PM - 3:06 PM. You would start the action between 2:01 PM - 3:01 PM.
The reason is that you want to make certain your INITIAL ACTIONS are under
the full effect of the hour, and hence are benefiting from that hour's full influence.

As you use the Cycles, day after day, week after week, month after month, you will
come to a point where you will be able to "feel" the hour taking effect. However,
this awareness usually takes time to develop. Until the advent of that perception then,
please remember to use this "Five Minute Rule" in all of your hourly determinations.

There is something else I would like to mention at this juncture. When possible, try
to use the Moon Signs as well. That is, if you are in a position where something has
to be done very quickly, simply use the Kabbalistic Cycles. For extremely important
decisions that do not have to be made on the spot, I recommend using the Cycles
first, taking into account the sign the Moon in is, if at all possible. I also strongly
recommend avoiding doing anything of an important nature under a retrograde
Mercury. If you follow this additional counsel, I assure you, you will be glad you
did. If you are performing MAGICAL RITUALS, then it is to your advantage to
follow the Moon Signs and of course, to avoid retrograde Mercury periods.
Otherwise, if you practice genuine High Magic under the latter condition, you will
most likely obtain some very deleterious results.

The following points should be remembered when considering the astrological effects
of the Moon:

• Avoid initiating an action when the Moon is in the signs of Libra, Aries, or Scorpio
• Avoid initiating any constructive action during the Dark of the Moon. This period,
  the Dark of the Moon, occurs 24 hours before the New Moon. For example. If the
  New Moon begins on a Monday morning at 6:23 AM, the Dark of the Moon would
  extend over the period 6:23 AM Sunday morning until 6:23 AM Monday morning.
  The Dark of the Moon is a time of disintegration, and is primarily reserved for the
  actions of Black Magic.
• Avoid initiating an action when the Moon is in "combust." This is equivalent to dumping
  gasoline on a raging fire. The Moon is combust from the time of the New Moon, and
  continues for 24 hours after the Moon is new. So for the previous example, the Moon
  is in combust from 6:23 AM Monday Morning until 6:23 AM Tuesday Morning.
• Avoid initiating a new or important action when the Moon is in its 4th phase, for this
  too is a time of disintegration.