I Ching reading: Dazhuang (Great Strength) changing to Feng (Abundance)
Dazhuang: Nine in the second place
Staying true brings good fortune.
貞吉。
吉Favorable
Reading
Yes, go ahead.When your strength is great, the worst danger is using it in the wrong place.
Governing text · Dazhuang: Nine in the second place
In plain wordsStay true: good fortune. Your position is not quite right, but you can hold to the middle way, and through the middle way get back onto the right path.
- Now
- Momentum is strong. But strong does not mean right; the judgment of this hexagram says only one thing: staying true is what is favorable.
- The key
- Only one line is changing: Nine in the second 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 Feng (Abundance): This is the very height. Use it well, and know that what peaks will decline.
- What to do
- The stronger you are, the more you must keep to the rules: do not do what is unreasonable. Do not push through on brute force. That will only get you stuck.
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: 9 yang (changing) · 3: 7 yang · 4: 7 yang · 5: 8 yin · 6: 8 yin
Line position
Not in its proper place · central · answered by the fifth line
Second place: the center of the lower trigram, a place of praise. Stay centered and yielding.
Verdict words in the text
Nuclear hexagram · Guai (Resolution)
There is something that should be cleared away, and the time has come to decide.
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.