I Ching reading: Xu (Waiting) changing to Xiaoxu (Small Restraint)
Xu: Six at the top
Entering the pit. Three uninvited guests arrive. Treat them with respect, and there is good fortune in the end.
入于穴，有不速之客三人來，敬之終吉。
吉Favorable
Reading
Yes, go ahead.The time has not come yet. Wait.
Governing text · Xu: Six at the top
In plain wordsYou have fallen into the pit. Then three guests arrive whom you did not invite. Treat them with full respect, and in the end there is good fortune.
- Now
- There is danger and obstruction ahead, and forcing your way now is not right. This waiting is not idle waiting; it is waiting that knows what it is doing.
- The key
- Only one line is changing: Six at the top. 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 Xiaoxu (Small Restraint): One last push is still missing and it won't come off — the clouds are thick, but the rain hasn't fallen.
- What to do
- Keep your patience and your confidence. Eat when it is time to eat, drink when it is time to drink, and keep yourself in good shape. Move when the time is ripe, and you can get through even a big crossing.
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: 7 yang · 6: 6 yin (changing)
Line position
In its proper place · answered by the third line
Top place: the end of the matter. What reaches its limit turns. Know when to stop.
Verdict words in the text
Nuclear hexagram · Kui (Opposition)
You are out of step with each other. Big things will not work; small ones still can.
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.