I Ching reading: Song (Conflict) changing to Lü (Treading)
Song: Six at the beginning
Not dragging the matter out. There is a little talk. Good fortune in the end.
不永所事，小有言，終吉。
吉Favorable
Reading
Yes, go ahead.There is a dispute, but fighting it to the end will do you no good.
Governing text · Song: Six at the beginning
In plain wordsYou don't let this dispute drag on. There will be a few words exchanged, but in the end there is good fortune.
- Now
- You are in the middle of a disagreement, a dispute or a contest of wills. You may well be in the right, but this hexagram says: settling partway is good fortune, fighting to the very end is misfortune.
- The key
- Only one line is changing: Six at the beginning. The answer is in that line. This text describes a good outcome. Act the way it says and the matter can succeed. The promise has a condition: keep to the right course.
- Where it is heading
- Things are moving toward Lü (Treading): There is risk in this, but if you walk carefully and by the rules, you can get through safely.
- What to do
- Quit while you are ahead, and find a fair third party to judge. Don't take big risks at this stage. In the future, when you start something, make the rules clear at the outset.
Read more closely
Which text applies
One changing line: read that line of the primary hexagram.
Your six throws, bottom to top: 1: 6 yin (changing) · 2: 7 yang · 3: 8 yin · 4: 7 yang · 5: 7 yang · 6: 7 yang
Line position
Not in its proper place · answered by the fourth line
First place: the beginning of the matter. Low position, little power. Begin carefully.
Verdict words in the text
Nuclear hexagram · Jiaren (The Family)
First put the affairs of the household (your own inner circle) in order.
The nuclear hexagram is formed from the four inner lines. It shows what is going on inside the situation.
Full texts
One who truly knows the Changes does not need to divine. The text is for reflection; what you do is up to you.