I Ching reading: Bi (Adornment) changing to Jiaren (The Family)
Bi: Six in the fifth place
Adornment in the hills and gardens. The roll of silk is meager. Humiliation, but good fortune in the end.
賁于丘園，束帛戔戔。吝，終吉。
慎Proceed with care
Reading
Yes, but carefully.A bit of packaging helps, but don't count on packaging to get things done.
Governing text · Bi: Six in the fifth place
In plain wordsWhat is adorned is the hills and gardens, yet the gift you bring is only a thin roll of silk. Valuing what is fundamental over show, you look shabby and stingy, and it is a little embarrassing; but in ritual, frugal is better than lavish, and in the end there is good fortune.
- Now
- A hexagram of adornment. Care over form can make things go a little more smoothly, but it only helps in small ways.
- The key
- Only one line is changing: Six in the fifth place. The answer is in that line. The outcome can be good, but the text carries a warning. Take the warning seriously and the good outcome is yours.
- Where it is heading
- Things are moving toward Jiaren (The Family): First put the affairs of the household (your own inner circle) in order.
- What to do
- Look presentable where it counts, and go ahead with small matters. Don't let surface appeal sway big decisions. In the end, plain and solid is best.
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: 7 yang · 4: 8 yin · 5: 6 yin (changing) · 6: 7 yang
Line position
Not in its proper place · central · not answered by the second line
Fifth place: the center of the upper trigram, the ruler's seat, a place of achievement. This is where things are decided.
Verdict words in the text
Nuclear hexagram · Xie (Release)
The difficulty is lifting; you can breathe out.
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.