I Ching reading: Lü (Treading) changing to Zhongfu (Inner Truth)
Lü: Nine in the fourth place
Treading on the tiger's tail. Fearful and cautious: good fortune in the end.
履虎尾，愬愬終吉。
吉Favorable
Reading
Yes, go ahead.There is risk in this, but if you walk carefully and by the rules, you can get through safely.
Governing text · Lü: Nine in the fourth place
In plain wordsYou have stepped on the tiger's tail, but you stay anxious and careful the whole way, and in the end there is good fortune.
- Now
- It is like walking behind a tiger's tail: danger is right beside you, but as long as you are cautious and know your limits, the tiger does not bite.
- The key
- Only one line is changing: Nine in the fourth 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
- Go by the rules, keep a low posture, and take each step steadily. Don't show off your strength, and don't think you are more capable than you are.
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: 9 yang (changing) · 5: 7 yang · 6: 7 yang
Line position
Not in its proper place · not answered by the first line
Fourth place: next to the ruler, a place of caution. Serve those above with care.
Verdict words in the text
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.