The Full Image:

The Joy of continuing Awareness experienced on the Path

The Moving Lines:

9 in the 6th	Dragons inspiring creation Modest, Sincere and Joyous	Inspiring in Awareness
6 in the 5th	Central and Divine Full of Power, furthering all things	Balanced in Awareness Flexible on the Path
9 in the 4th	Dragons in steady flight Sincere and Joyous, advancing with success	Creative in Awareness Inspiring in Awareness Furthering on the Path
6 in the 3rd	Persevering and modest Modestly bringing to completion	Flexible in Joy Balanced in Awareness Receptive on the Path
9 in the 2nd	Dragons in the Meadows Sincere and Following Divine Truth	Furthering Joy Creative in Awareness
9 in the 1st	Dragons forging the foundations Creative, Sincere and Cultivating	Creative in Joy

Sequence of "Optimism" in the Chart of the Sequence

"Optimism" is in the position of "Middle of the Compassion of Creation".

"Optimism" is the twenty second Hexagram of the "Outer Circle"
and the ninth Hexagram of "The House of Creation".

Relationship of "Optimism" to the calendar and "The Great Wheel"

The calendar and "The Great Wheel" represent the 52 Hexagrams of
"The Outer Circle", or the physical universe.

"The Age of Optimism" begins February, 7040 and ends in February, 7280.

"The Era of Optimism" just as all 52 of the "Outer Circle"
Hexagrams occurs in each "Cycle" of "The Great Wheel".

The first "Era of Optimism" begins in February, 3260 and ends in February, 3320.

The Hexagram of "Optimism" corresponds to the twenty second week of the Creative I Ching Calendar.