I Ching reading: Zhongfu (Inner Truth) changing to Jie (Limitation)
Zhongfu: Nine at the top
The rooster's cry rises toward heaven. Persisting brings misfortune.
翰音登于天，貞凶。
止Hold back
Reading
Not now.Sincerity moves people. This matter rests on one word: trust.
Governing text · Zhongfu: Nine at the top
In plain wordsA rooster's crow that wants to carry up to heaven. A rooster is not a creature that can climb to the sky. You have trusted what should not be trusted and stubbornly refuse to adapt; even with good intentions there is misfortune.
- Now
- The hexagram of inner honesty: with enough sincerity, even little pigs and fish can be moved.
- The key
- Only one line is changing: Nine 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 Jie (Limitation): Have restraint, but do not be so harsh that even you cannot bear it.
- What to do
- Bring your true heart and do what you say; with that you can get past a great hurdle. Toward other people's faults, be a little more lenient and a little slower to judge.
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: 7 yang · 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 · Yi (Nourishment)
The key question: what are you using to nourish yourself, and to nourish others?
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.