I Ching reading: Cui (Gathering) changing to Sui (Following)
Cui: Six at the beginning
There is sincerity, but not to the end; now disorder, now gathering. If one calls out, the whole group laughs. Do not worry. Going brings no blame.
有孚不終，乃亂乃萃。若號，一握為笑。勿恤，往无咎。
平Neutral
Reading
Neither good nor bad. It depends on how you act.People and resources are coming together; this is the time to get things done.
Governing text · Cui: Six at the beginning
In plain wordsThere is sincerity, but it was not kept up to the end, so your resolve is confused and you bunch together with others at random. If you call out loud to the one you really ought to follow, bystanders may laugh at you. Pay it no mind and go: no blame.
- Now
- A hexagram of gathering. It can gather because there is a center that everyone identifies with.
- The key
- Only one line is changing: Six at the beginning. The answer is in that line. Neither good nor bad. Do your part, correct mistakes, and nothing will go wrong.
- Where it is heading
- Things are moving toward Sui (Following): Go with the times and follow the right people, and you won't go wrong.
- What to do
- Set up a shared goal, ask someone with standing to preside, and gather people by proper means. With many people and many things, also guard against the unexpected.
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: 8 yin · 3: 8 yin · 4: 7 yang · 5: 7 yang · 6: 8 yin
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 · Jian (Gradual Progress)
Go in order, one step at a time, and the outcome will be good.
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.