I Ching reading: Sui (Following) changing to Dui (Joy)
Sui: Six in the second place
Tied to the little boy, losing the grown man.
係小子，失丈夫。
慎Proceed with care
Reading
Yes, but carefully.Go with the times and follow the right people, and you won't go wrong.
Governing text · Sui: Six in the second place
In plain wordsHold on to the small one and you lose the big one. The convenience close at hand and the rightful one farther off can't both be kept — you can't hold firm, and you chose the near one.
- Now
- A situation of following. The point is not the following itself, but whom and what you follow.
- The key
- Only one line is changing: Six in the second place. 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 Dui (Joy): When people are amiable and enjoy each other's company, things go smoothly.
- What to do
- Read the situation clearly, choose what is good and follow it, and adapt when you need to; but what you follow must be legitimate. When it is time to rest, rest.
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: 8 yin · 4: 7 yang · 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 · 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.