I Ching Reading: Tai (Peace) changing to Lin (Approach)

泰Tai · Peace

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PrimaryTai

ResultingLin

Tai: Nine in the third place

No level ground without a slope, no going without a return. Staying true through hardship: no blame. Do not worry about whether it holds true. In what you eat there is blessing.

无平不陂，无往不復。艱貞无咎。勿恤其孚，于食有福。

平Neutral

Reading

Neither good nor bad. It depends on how you act.A good time when above and below are in touch and everything runs smoothly.

Governing text · Tai: Nine in the third place

Text无平不陂，无往不復。艱貞无咎。勿恤其孚，于食有福。No level ground without a slope, no going without a return. Staying true through hardship: no blame. Do not worry about whether it holds true. In what you eat there is blessing.

In plain wordsThere is no road that is only level and never steep, and nothing that only goes and never returns. The good days are nearly over: keep to the right course through the hardship and there is no blame. No need to worry; the blessings due to you are still there.

Now: You put in little and get back much, and all sides work together in easy understanding. This is one of the smoothest situations there is.
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 Lin (Approach): Momentum is rising and you can push ahead actively, but remember it won't keep rising forever.
What to do: While things are going well, get done what needs doing, and work with others a lot. Also remember that good times do not last forever; while things are smooth, prepare for when they are not.

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: 8 yin

The seven rules for changing lines →

Line position

In its proper place · 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

无咎 no blame: no fault attaches, often because a mistake is corrected in time

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

Tai (Peace): judgment and all six lines →

Lin (Approach): judgment and all six lines →

Begin

One who truly knows the Changes does not need to divine. The text is for reflection; what you do is up to you.