I Ching reading: Jiaren (The Family) changing to Jiji (After Completion)
Jiaren: Nine at the top
There is sincerity, and a commanding dignity. In the end, good fortune.
有孚威如，終吉。
吉Favorable
Reading
Yes, go ahead.First put the affairs of the household (your own inner circle) in order.
Governing text · Jiaren: Nine at the top
In plain wordsYou are sincere, and you also command respect; in the end it is good fortune. This is the way to run a household for the long term — and the dignity begins with what you demand of yourself.
- Now
- A hexagram about the family, and about internal affairs. When everyone keeps to their own place, the inside is steady.
- The key
- Only one line is changing: Nine at the top. 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 Jiji (After Completion): The thing is already accomplished. What you most need to guard against now is slackening.
- What to do
- Speak with substance; act with constancy. Set the rules inside first, and err on the strict side. Once the inside is steady, outside matters become manageable.
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: 7 yang · 6: 9 yang (changing)
Line position
Not in its proper place · not answered by the third line
Top place: the end of the matter. What reaches its limit turns. Know when to stop.
Verdict words in the text
Nuclear hexagram · Weiji (Before Completion)
Not done yet. One last step remains, and this is the step where mistakes come most easily.
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.