I Ching reading: Sui (Following) changing to Ge (Revolution)
Sui: Six in the third place
Tied to the grown man, losing the little boy. Following, one gets what one seeks. It is favorable to stay put and stay true.
係丈夫，失小子。隨有求得，利居貞。
吉Favorable
Reading
Yes, go ahead.Go with the times and follow the right people, and you won't go wrong.
Governing text · Sui: Six in the third place
In plain wordsYou hold on to the big one and lose the small one. Following someone with real power, you get whatever you ask for; but this is not where you rightfully belong, and it smacks of flattery and social climbing, so you must settle down and keep to the right course.
- Now
- A situation of following. The point is not the following itself, but whom and what you follow.
- The key
- Only one line is changing: Six 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 Ge (Revolution): The time has come when things must change, but wait until the moment is ripe.
- What to do
- Read the situation clearly, choose what is good and follow it, and adapt when you need to; but what you follow must be legitimate. When it is time to rest, rest.
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: 8 yin · 3: 6 yin (changing) · 4: 7 yang · 5: 7 yang · 6: 8 yin
Line position
Not 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 · Jian (Gradual Progress)
Go in order, one step at a time, and the outcome will be good.
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.