I Ching reading: Guimei (The Marrying Maiden) changing to Kui (Opposition)
Guimei: Six at the top
The woman holds a basket, but nothing is in it. The man stabs a sheep, but no blood flows. Nothing is favorable.
女承筐无實，士刲羊无血，无攸利。
止Hold back
Reading
Not now.The position is wrong and the standing is not proper; pushing forward on your own initiative will cost you.
Governing text · Guimei: Six at the top
In plain wordsThe basket the woman carries is empty; the man slaughters a sheep and no blood appears. A betrothal with no outcome, a form with no substance. There is nothing good in it at all.
- Now
- The matter or the relationship did not start from quite the right place: it was set in motion by a passing mood or desire.
- The key
- Only one line is changing: Six at the top. The answer is in that line. This text describes a bad outcome. Carry on as you are and you will lose by it. Stop, step aside or change your approach. Do not force it.
- Where it is heading
- Things are moving toward Kui (Opposition): You are out of step with each other. Big things will not work; small ones still can.
- What to do
- Do not take the initiative to push it forward. First think through how this will end in the long run, and see where its flaws lie.
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: 8 yin · 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.
Verdict words in the text
Nuclear hexagram · Jiji (After Completion)
The thing is already accomplished. What you most need to guard against now is slackening.
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.