I Ching reading: Kun (Earth) changing to Fu (Return)
Kun: Six at the beginning
Treading on frost. Solid ice is on its way.
履霜，堅冰至。
慎Proceed with care
Reading
Yes, but carefully.It is not your turn to lead the charge right now. Follow the right person and do your supporting part well, and the result will be good.
Governing text · Kun: Six at the beginning
In plain wordsWhen your foot steps on frost, you should know the days of solid ice are not far off. A bad sign has only just shown itself; guard against it early.
- Now
- This is the most yielding of the hexagrams: like the earth, it carries and cooperates. Rush to the front and you easily lose your way; follow the right person or direction and things go smoothly.
- The key
- Only one line is changing: Six at the beginning. The answer is in that line. The text gives no verdict, but the picture holds an obstacle and a warning. Slow down and watch the point it warns about.
- Where it is heading
- Things are moving toward Fu (Return): The worst is over, and the turn has come.
- What to do
- Keep a low posture, work steadily, and do the supporting and the carrying-out properly. Don't compete for control. Patiently, over the long term, keep to your own role.
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: 8 yin · 5: 8 yin · 6: 8 yin
Line position
Not in its proper place · not answered by the fourth line
First place: the beginning of the matter. Low position, little power. Begin carefully.
Nuclear hexagram · Kun (Earth)
It is not your turn to lead the charge right now. Follow the right person and do your supporting part well, and the result 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.