I Ching reading: Sui (Following) changing to Zhen (Thunder)
Sui: Nine in the fifth place
Sincerity toward what is excellent. Good fortune.
孚于嘉，吉。
吉Favorable
Reading
Yes, go ahead.Go with the times and follow the right people, and you won't go wrong.
Governing text · Sui: Nine in the fifth place
In plain wordsWholehearted trust in good people and good things. Good fortune.
- 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: Nine in the fifth 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 Zhen (Thunder): A sudden shock will give you a fright, but it will not really hurt you.
- 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: 9 yang (changing) · 6: 8 yin
Line position
In its proper place · central · answered by the second line
Fifth place: the center of the upper trigram, the ruler's seat, a place of achievement. This is where things are decided.
Verdict words in the text
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.