I Ching reading: Li (Clinging Fire) changing to Bi (Adornment)
Li: Nine in the fourth place
How sudden its coming! It burns, it dies, it is cast away.
突如其來如，焚如，死如，棄如。
止Hold back
Reading
Not now.Attach yourself to the right people and things, and the light can last.
Governing text · Li: Nine in the fourth place
In plain wordsIt comes so suddenly, like a fire flaring up; it burns out, dies, and is thrown away. Charging and forcing your way at the juncture between old and new ends just like this.
- Now
- Fire has to cling to something in order to burn. Your situation is the same: what you depend on, and whom you go with, decides the outcome.
- The key
- Only one line is changing: Nine in the fourth place. The answer is in that line. The text gives no verdict, but the picture is a bad one. Carry on as you are and you will lose by it. Stop, step aside, or change your approach.
- Where it is heading
- Things are moving toward Bi (Adornment): A bit of packaging helps, but don't count on packaging to get things done.
- What to do
- Choose a legitimate support. Don't let your temper run too fierce; like raising a cow, cultivate a little gentleness. Stay true and things go 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: 8 yin · 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.
Nuclear hexagram · Daguo (Great Excess)
The load is too heavy and the beam is already bent. Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures.
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.