I Ching reading: Xu (Waiting) changing to Jiji (After Completion)
Xu: Nine in the second place
Waiting on the sand. There is a little talk. Good fortune in the end.
需于沙，小有言，終吉。
吉Favorable
Reading
Yes, go ahead.The time has not come yet. Wait.
Governing text · Xu: Nine in the second place
In plain wordsWaiting on the sandy shore. Danger is a little closer, and there will be some gossip, but it doesn't matter. Keep your composure and go on waiting; in the end there is good fortune.
- Now
- There is danger and obstruction ahead, and forcing your way now is not right. This waiting is not idle waiting; it is waiting that knows what it is doing.
- 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 Jiji (After Completion): The thing is already accomplished. What you most need to guard against now is slackening.
- What to do
- Keep your patience and your confidence. Eat when it is time to eat, drink when it is time to drink, and keep yourself in good shape. Move when the time is ripe, and you can get through even a big crossing.
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: 8 yin
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.