I Ching reading: Shihe (Biting Through) changing to Kui (Opposition)
Shihe: Six in the second place
Biting into soft flesh until the nose is buried. No blame.
噬膚滅鼻，无咎。
平Neutral
Reading
Neither good nor bad. It depends on how you act.Something is stuck in the middle, and you have to bite through it.
Governing text · Shihe: Six in the second place
In plain wordsBiting into a piece of tender meat so deep that even your nose sinks in. The matter is easy to handle; you just come down a bit hard and get slightly hurt yourself. In the end, no blame.
- Now
- Like a hard object in the mouth that keeps the teeth from meeting: things are jammed by some obstacle, some person or some problem.
- The key
- Only one line is changing: Six in the second place. 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 Kui (Opposition): You are out of step with each other. Big things will not work; small ones still can.
- What to do
- Deal with it head-on and clear the obstacle decisively. Be clear about right and wrong; what should go by the rules, handle by the rules. No vagueness, no stalling.
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: 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.
Verdict words in the text
Nuclear hexagram · Jian (Obstruction)
The road ahead is very hard. Do not force your way forward yet.
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.