I Ching reading: Sun (Decrease) changing to Zhongfu (Inner Truth)
Sun: Six in the fifth place
Someone increases one with a tortoise worth ten pairs of shells; it cannot be refused. Supreme good fortune.
或益之十朋之龜，弗克違，元吉。
吉Favorable
Reading
Yes, go ahead.Giving something up, cutting back a little, is worth it now.
Governing text · Sun: Six in the fifth place
In plain wordsSomeone brings you a priceless tortoise, and you could not turn it down if you tried. Great good fortune. You are open-minded and hold the center, so everyone is willing to come and help you succeed.
- Now
- A hexagram of decrease: taking from what is yours to benefit others, or a larger cause. As long as it comes from the heart, it is great good fortune.
- The key
- Only one line is changing: Six in the fifth place. 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 Zhongfu (Inner Truth): Sincerity moves people. This matter rests on one word: trust.
- What to do
- Give what ought to be given; no need for display, it is enough that your heart is in it. For yourself, it means less anger and less greed.
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: 8 yin · 5: 6 yin (changing) · 6: 7 yang
Line position
Not in its proper place · central · answered by the second line
Fifth place: the center of the upper trigram, the ruler's seat, a place of achievement. This is where things are decided.
Verdict words in the text
Nuclear hexagram · Fu (Return)
The worst is over, and the turn has come.
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.