I Ching reading: Xiaoxu (Small Restraint) changing to Zhongfu (Inner Truth)
Xiaoxu: Nine in the third place
The spokes come off the cart. Husband and wife glare at each other.
輿說輻，夫妻反目。
止Hold back
Reading
Not now.One last push is still missing and it won't come off — the clouds are thick, but the rain hasn't fallen.
Governing text · Xiaoxu: Nine in the third place
In plain wordsThe spokes have come off the cart wheel, and husband and wife have fallen out. You are held back by someone you should not have attached yourself to; you cannot move, you cannot swallow your anger, and so a quarrel breaks out.
- Now
- You have built up a little, but your strength is still small and cannot hold on to anything big. Things are brewing; it is not yet the time for results.
- The key
- Only one line is changing: Nine in the third place. The answer is in that line. The text gives no verdict, but the picture is a bad one. Carry on as you are and you will lose by it. Stop, step aside, or change your approach.
- Where it is heading
- Things are moving toward Zhongfu (Inner Truth): Sincerity moves people. This matter rests on one word: trust.
- What to do
- Don't force it. Keep saving up bit by bit, work on yourself, and wait until the conditions are a little more solid.
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: 8 yin · 5: 7 yang · 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 · Kui (Opposition)
You are out of step with each other. Big things will not work; small ones still can.
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.