I Ching Reading: Kui (Opposition) changing to Dayou (Great Possession)

睽Kui · Opposition

PrimaryKui

ResultingDayou

Kui: Six in the third place

One sees the cart dragged back, the ox hauled at, the driver with head shaved and nose cut off. No beginning, but there is an end.

見輿曳，其牛掣，其人天且劓。无初有終。

慎Proceed with care

Reading

Yes, but carefully.You are out of step with each other. Big things will not work; small ones still can.

Governing text · Kui: Six in the third place

Text見輿曳，其牛掣，其人天且劓。无初有終。One sees the cart dragged back, the ox hauled at, the driver with head shaved and nose cut off. No beginning, but there is an end.

In plain wordsYou see the cart being dragged backward, the ox being hauled forward, the driver with his head shaved and his nose cut off. You are held in check from in front and from behind, and the other party is deeply suspicious. A bad beginning, but in the end you come together.

Now: Two people (or two sides) think in opposite ways and suspect each other, like fire burning upward and water flowing down.
The key: Only one line is changing: Six in the third 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 Dayou (Great Possession): A time of rich harvest. Everything goes very smoothly.
What to do: Do not force agreement; cooperate on small things first. Seek common ground and let the differences stand. Most misunderstandings will slowly clear up.

Which text applies

One changing line: read that line of the primary hexagram.

Your six throws, bottom to top: 1: 7 yang · 2: 7 yang · 3: 6 yin (changing) · 4: 7 yang · 5: 8 yin · 6: 7 yang

The seven rules for changing lines →

Line position

Not in its proper place · answered by the top line

Third place: the top of the lower trigram, a place of risk. A moment of transition. Be on guard.

Nuclear hexagram · Jiji (After Completion)

The thing is already accomplished. What you most need to guard against now is slackening.

The nuclear hexagram is formed from the four inner lines. It shows what is going on inside the situation.

Full texts

Kui (Opposition): judgment and all six lines →

Dayou (Great Possession): judgment and all six lines →

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