Whatever it is that you've been planning for and working for, keep going. The results you were looking for may not yet have appeared, but they are still both possible and available.

Metal is not an easy energy. It is effective and efficient, but it is not easy. Metal is the energy of the ego at its functional best. It is the energy of the directed mind.

Our lives are every bit as affected, though, by our un-directed minds and it may be the effect of the un-directed mind that has kept that which you desire at bay. In the I Ching there is a phrase that pops up again and again, it is good to visit a wise man, (or woman, of course!). This is because it can be helpful to obtain an outside opinion from a sensitive, observant person, that you may see yourself reflected in them and in their words.

So, when you are in the position of having done all that you can do and find that you are still just-this-close-but-not-quite-there you can either get comfortable with that and know that, when you and the time and in sync, everything will be as it should be or you can reach out for another look at your situation.

Either way, you're on your way. No need for frustration, just more forward movement.