I Ching reading: Tai (Peace) changing to Daxu (Great Restraint)
Tai: Six at the top
The city wall falls back into the moat. Do not use the army. Give orders only in your own town. Persisting brings humiliation.
城復于隍，勿用師。自邑告命，貞吝。
慎Proceed with care
Reading
Yes, but carefully.A good time when above and below are in touch and everything runs smoothly.
Governing text · Tai: Six at the top
In plain wordsThe city wall has collapsed back into the moat — the good has run its course and turned bad. Don't try to contend by force anymore; you can only hold your own patch. Even if you do the right thing, some embarrassment is hard to avoid.
- 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 at the top. The answer is in that line. There is some risk, or some regret left over, but nothing serious. Notice it early, correct it early, and things turn for the better.
- 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
- 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: 8 yin · 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 · 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.