I Ching reading: Jiji (After Completion) changing to Xu (Waiting)
Jiji: Six in the second place
The wife loses her carriage screen. Do not chase it. In seven days it is regained.
婦喪其茀，勿逐，七日得。
平Neutral
Reading
Neither good nor bad. It depends on how you act.The thing is already accomplished. What you most need to guard against now is slackening.
Governing text · Jiji: Six in the second place
In plain wordsThe wife has lost the curtain of her carriage and cannot go out. There is no need to look for it; in a few days it will come back by itself. You have real ability, and for the moment those above have no use for you, but the right way will not be set aside forever.
- Now
- You have crossed the river and everything is in place. But this hexagram says: good fortune at the start, disorder at the end.
- The key
- Only one line is changing: Six in the second place. The answer is in that line. The text gives no verdict, only an image. Ask what in your situation the image resembles. The answer is there.
- Where it is heading
- Things are moving toward Xu (Waiting): The time has not come yet. Wait.
- What to do
- Hold on to what you have achieved. While nothing has gone wrong yet, think of the problems first and take precautions. Do not reach for anything bigger.
Read more closely
Which text applies
One changing line: read that line of the primary hexagram.
Your six throws, bottom to top: 1: 7 yang · 2: 6 yin (changing) · 3: 7 yang · 4: 8 yin · 5: 7 yang · 6: 8 yin
Line position
In its proper place · central · answered by the fifth line
Second place: the center of the lower trigram, a place of praise. Stay centered and yielding.
Nuclear hexagram · Weiji (Before Completion)
Not done yet. One last step remains, and this is the step where mistakes come most easily.
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.