I Ching reading: Dui (Joy) changing to Lü (Treading)
Dui: Six at the top
Joy that draws others along.
引兌。
慎Proceed with care
Reading
Yes, but carefully.When people are amiable and enjoy each other's company, things go smoothly.
Governing text · Dui: Six at the top
In plain wordsPulling others along to have a good time with you. Whether they follow, and whether it ends well, cannot be said.
- Now
- The hexagram of joy: two lakes connected, each replenishing the other.
- The key
- Only one line is changing: Six at the top. 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 Lü (Treading): There is risk in this, but if you walk carefully and by the rules, you can get through safely.
- What to do
- Sincerely make others glad, and yourself as well. Talk and learn with friends often. Pleasure bought with flattery does not count.
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: 8 yin · 4: 7 yang · 5: 7 yang · 6: 6 yin (changing)
Line position
In its proper place · not answered by the third line
Top place: the end of the matter. What reaches its limit turns. Know when to stop.
Nuclear hexagram · Jiaren (The Family)
First put the affairs of the household (your own inner circle) in order.
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.