I Ching reading: Bi (Adornment) changing to Daxu (Great Restraint)
Bi: Six in the second place
Adorning his beard.
賁其須。
平Neutral
Reading
Neither good nor bad. It depends on how you act.A bit of packaging helps, but don't count on packaging to get things done.
Governing text · Bi: Six in the second place
In plain wordsWhat is adorned is the beard — and the beard moves with the chin. You have nothing of your own to lean on, so you act together with the firm, upright person above you.
- Now
- A hexagram of adornment. Care over form can make things go a little more smoothly, but it only helps in small ways.
- 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 Daxu (Great Restraint): You have saved up plenty of capital. Time to take it out and use it.
- What to do
- Look presentable where it counts, and go ahead with small matters. Don't let surface appeal sway big decisions. In the end, plain and solid is best.
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: 8 yin · 6: 7 yang
Line position
In its proper place · central · not answered by the fifth line
Second place: the center of the lower trigram, a place of praise. Stay centered and yielding.
Nuclear hexagram · Xie (Release)
The difficulty is lifting; you can breathe out.
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.