I Ching reading: Tongren (Fellowship) changing to Jiaren (The Family)
Tongren: Nine in the fourth place
He mounts the wall but does not carry out the attack. Good fortune.
乘其墉，弗克攻，吉。
吉Favorable
Reading
Yes, go ahead.Find like-minded people and do it together. This can succeed.
Governing text · Tongren: Nine in the fourth place
In plain wordsYou have already climbed astride the city wall, yet you do not press the attack. Good fortune. Knowing you are in the wrong and being able to turn back is exactly what mending your ways means.
- Now
- A situation of being of one heart with others. The condition is openness and selflessness: form your bonds out in open ground, rather than huddling only with your own little circle.
- The key
- Only one line is changing: Nine in the fourth 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 Jiaren (The Family): First put the affairs of the household (your own inner circle) in order.
- What to do
- Put aside factional prejudice and work with others frankly. Face the hard crossing together, and you will get through.
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: 9 yang (changing) · 5: 7 yang · 6: 7 yang
Line position
Not in its proper place · not answered by the first line
Fourth place: next to the ruler, a place of caution. Serve those above with care.
Verdict words in the text
Nuclear hexagram · Gou (Encounter)
A person or a matter you run into unexpectedly; do not get deeply involved lightly.
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.