I Ching reading: Daxu (Great Restraint) changing to Sun (Decrease)
Daxu: Nine in the third place
Fine horses give chase. It is favorable to stay true through hardship. Practice driving and defense every day. It is favorable to have somewhere to go.
良馬逐，利艱貞。曰閑輿衛，利有攸往。
平Neutral
Reading
Neither good nor bad. It depends on how you act.You have saved up plenty of capital. Time to take it out and use it.
Governing text · Daxu: Nine in the third place
In plain wordsGalloping on a fine horse. You can advance now, but you are charging too hard: treat it as a hard task, keep to the right course, drill every day in driving the chariot and in defense, and only then is going forward favorable.
- Now
- A great store: learning, ability and resources have piled up thick, and at the same time have been held firmly in check, with no rash moves.
- The key
- Only one line is changing: Nine in the third place. The answer is in that line. Neither good nor bad. Do your part, correct mistakes, and nothing will go wrong.
- Where it is heading
- Things are moving toward Sun (Decrease): Giving something up, cutting back a little, is worth it now.
- What to do
- Keep to the right course and don't hole up at home — going out to work and accepting a post brings good fortune, and even the big hurdles can be crossed. In ordinary times, keep learning and keep accumulating.
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: 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.
Verdict words in the text
Nuclear hexagram · Guimei (The Marrying Maiden)
The position is wrong and the standing is not proper; pushing forward on your own initiative will cost you.
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.