I Ching reading: Sui (Following) changing to Wuwang (Innocence)
Sui: Six at the top
Seized and bound, then tied fast as well. The king makes an offering on the Western Mountain.
拘係之，乃從維之。王用亨于西山。
平Neutral
Reading
Neither good nor bad. It depends on how you act.Go with the times and follow the right people, and you won't go wrong.
Governing text · Sui: Six at the top
In plain wordsBound tightly together, impossible to untie. When following goes this far, the sincerity is enough to reach the spirits — like the Zhou king making offerings on the Western Mountain.
- Now
- A situation of following. The point is not the following itself, but whom and what you follow.
- The key
- Only one line is changing: Six at the top. The answer is in that line. The text gives no verdict, only an image. Ask what in your situation the image resembles. The answer is there.
- Where it is heading
- Things are moving toward Wuwang (Innocence): Honestly do what ought to be done. Don't count on luck, and don't make rash moves.
- What to do
- Read the situation clearly, choose what is good and follow it, and adapt when you need to; but what you follow must be legitimate. When it is time to rest, rest.
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: 7 yang · 5: 7 yang · 6: 6 yin (changing)
Line position
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.
Nuclear hexagram · Jian (Gradual Progress)
Go in order, one step at a time, and the outcome 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.