I Ching reading: Kui (Opposition) changing to Guimei (The Marrying Maiden)
Kui: Nine at the top
Alone in opposition. One sees a pig covered in mud, a cart full of ghosts. First the bow is drawn, then the bow is set down. Not a robber but a suitor. Going forward, meeting rain brings good fortune.
睽孤，見豕負塗，載鬼一車。先張之弧，後說之弧。匪寇婚媾，往遇雨則吉。
吉Favorable
Reading
Yes, go ahead.You are out of step with each other. Big things will not work; small ones still can.
Governing text · Kui: Nine at the top
In plain wordsAll alone and full of suspicion: you see a pig plastered with mud, you see a cartload of ghosts. First you draw the bow to shoot, then you lower it — it turns out they are no robbers; they have come to join with you in marriage. Go forward, and meeting a fall of rain brings good fortune: the suspicions are all washed away.
- Now
- Two people (or two sides) think in opposite ways and suspect each other, like fire burning upward and water flowing down.
- The key
- Only one line is changing: Nine 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 Guimei (The Marrying Maiden): The position is wrong and the standing is not proper; pushing forward on your own initiative will cost you.
- What to do
- Do not force agreement; cooperate on small things first. Seek common ground and let the differences stand. Most misunderstandings will slowly clear up.
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: 9 yang (changing)
Line position
Not 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 · 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.