I Ching reading: Sun (Decrease) changing to Daxu (Great Restraint)
Sun: Six in the third place
Three people walking together lose one. One person walking alone finds a friend.
三人行則損一人，一人行則得其友。
平Neutral
Reading
Neither good nor bad. It depends on how you act.Giving something up, cutting back a little, is worth it now.
Governing text · Sun: Six in the third place
In plain wordsWhen three travel together, one will drop away; walk alone and you will meet a friend. Two makes for single-mindedness, three becomes a muddle — what is needed now is to be of one heart and one mind.
- Now
- A hexagram of decrease: taking from what is yours to benefit others, or a larger cause. As long as it comes from the heart, it is great good fortune.
- The key
- Only one line is changing: Six in the third 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
- Give what ought to be given; no need for display, it is enough that your heart is in it. For yourself, it means less anger and less greed.
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: 7 yang · 3: 6 yin (changing) · 4: 8 yin · 5: 8 yin · 6: 7 yang
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 · Fu (Return)
The worst is over, and the turn has come.
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.