I Ching reading: Yi (Increase) changing to Zhongfu (Inner Truth)
Yi: Six in the second place
Someone increases one with a tortoise worth ten pairs of shells; it cannot be refused. Staying true for the long run brings good fortune. The king makes an offering to the Lord on High. Good fortune.
或益之十朋之龜，弗克違，永貞吉。王用享于帝，吉。
吉Favorable
Reading
Yes, go ahead.There is help and there is gain; a good time to go ahead boldly.
Governing text · Yi: Six in the second place
In plain wordsSomeone brings you a priceless tortoise, and you could not turn it down if you tried. Stay true for the long run: good fortune. For a king who draws this line when making offerings to Heaven: good fortune.
- Now
- A hexagram of increase: benefit is flowing your way. It is favorable for big undertakings and big crossings.
- The key
- Only one line is changing: Six in the second place. The answer is in that line. This text describes a good outcome. Act the way it says and the matter can succeed. The promise has a condition: keep to the right course.
- Where it is heading
- Things are moving toward Zhongfu (Inner Truth): Sincerity moves people. This matter rests on one word: trust.
- What to do
- Go ahead and do it. When you see something good in others, learn it; when you find a mistake in yourself, fix it — that is the most solid increase there is.
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: 8 yin · 5: 7 yang · 6: 7 yang
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.
Verdict words in the text
Nuclear hexagram · Bo (Splitting Apart)
The foundation is being hollowed out bit by bit. This is no time to act.
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.