I Ching reading: Xiaoxu (Small Restraint) changing to Jiaren (The Family)
Xiaoxu: Nine in the second place
Drawn back hand in hand. Good fortune.
牽復，吉。
吉Favorable
Reading
Yes, go ahead.One last push is still missing and it won't come off — the clouds are thick, but the rain hasn't fallen.
Governing text · Xiaoxu: Nine in the second place
In plain wordsHand in hand with your companions, you return to the right path together. Good fortune.
- Now
- You have built up a little, but your strength is still small and cannot hold on to anything big. Things are brewing; it is not yet the time for results.
- 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 Jiaren (The Family): First put the affairs of the household (your own inner circle) in order.
- What to do
- Don't force it. Keep saving up bit by bit, work on yourself, and wait until the conditions are a little more solid.
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: 8 yin · 5: 7 yang · 6: 7 yang
Line position
Not in its proper place · central · not 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 · Kui (Opposition)
You are out of step with each other. Big things will not work; small ones still can.
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.