I Ching reading: Tai (Peace) changing to Xu (Waiting)
Tai: Six in the fifth place
King Yi gives his younger sister in marriage. This brings blessing and supreme good fortune.
帝乙歸妹，以祉元吉。
吉Favorable
Reading
Yes, go ahead.A good time when above and below are in touch and everything runs smoothly.
Governing text · Tai: Six in the fifth place
In plain wordsKing Yi married his younger sister to a subject. Holding a high position yet able to set aside your pride and cooperate with a capable person below you: there is blessing, great good fortune.
- Now
- You put in little and get back much, and all sides work together in easy understanding. This is one of the smoothest situations there is.
- The key
- Only one line is changing: Six in the fifth 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 Xu (Waiting): The time has not come yet. Wait.
- What to do
- While things are going well, get done what needs doing, and work with others a lot. Also remember that good times do not last forever; while things are smooth, prepare for when they are not.
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: 7 yang · 4: 8 yin · 5: 6 yin (changing) · 6: 8 yin
Line position
Not in its proper place · central · answered by the second line
Fifth place: the center of the upper trigram, the ruler's seat, a place of achievement. This is where things are decided.
Verdict words in the text
Nuclear hexagram · Guimei (The Marrying Maiden)
The position is wrong and the standing is not proper; pushing forward on your own initiative will cost you.
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.