I Ching reading: Yi (Nourishment) changing to Shihe (Biting Through)
Yi: Six in the fourth place
Nourishment upside down. Good fortune. Glaring like a tiger, with desire pressing on and on. No blame.
顛頤，吉。虎視眈眈，其欲逐逐，无咎。
吉Favorable
Reading
Yes, go ahead.The key question: what are you using to nourish yourself, and to nourish others?
Governing text · Yi: Six in the fourth place
In plain wordsTurning around to ask help from those below you — good fortune, because it is not for yourself but to nourish more people. Be as focused as a tiger eyeing its prey, one after another without a break, and there is no blame.
- Now
- A hexagram about eating, livelihood and providing for others, including the words that go out of your mouth and the things you take into your heart.
- The key
- Only one line is changing: Six 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 Shihe (Biting Through): Something is stuck in the middle, and you have to bite through it.
- What to do
- Support yourself by legitimate means, and don't envy what is in someone else's bowl. Be careful in speech and moderate in eating and drinking. Walk the right road and there is good fortune.
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: 8 yin · 4: 6 yin (changing) · 5: 8 yin · 6: 7 yang
Line position
In its proper place · 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 · Kun (Earth)
It is not your turn to lead the charge right now. Follow the right person and do your supporting part well, and the result 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.