I Ching reading: Dayou (Great Possession) changing to Kui (Opposition)
Dayou: Nine in the third place
A duke makes his offering to the Son of Heaven. A petty person cannot do this.
公用亨于天子，小人弗克。
吉Favorable
Reading
Yes, go ahead.A time of rich harvest. Everything goes very smoothly.
Governing text · Dayou: Nine in the third place
In plain wordsA duke goes to the court of the Son of Heaven and offers up all he has. A person of virtue can do this; a petty person, even if he draws this line, cannot.
- Now
- Like the sun shining in the sky: you possess a great deal, and things go through.
- The key
- Only one line is changing: Nine in the third 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 Kui (Opposition): You are out of step with each other. Big things will not work; small ones still can.
- What to do
- When you have many resources, use them for the right ends, and help good people and good things succeed. The richer you are, the more modest you must be; only then can you keep it for long.
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: 9 yang (changing) · 4: 7 yang · 5: 8 yin · 6: 7 yang
Line position
In its proper place · not answered by the top line
Third place: the top of the lower trigram, a place of risk. A moment of transition. Be on guard.
Nuclear hexagram · Guai (Resolution)
There is something that should be cleared away, and the time has come to decide.
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.