I Ching reading: Zhongfu (Inner Truth) changing to Yi (Increase)
Zhongfu: Nine in the second place
A crane calls in the shade; its young one answers. I have a fine cup of wine; I will share it with you.
鳴鶴在陰，其子和之。我有好爵，吾與爾靡之。
吉Favorable
Reading
Yes, go ahead.Sincerity moves people. This matter rests on one word: trust.
Governing text · Zhongfu: Nine in the second place
In plain wordsA crane calls in the shade of the trees, and its young answers in harmony. I have a cup of good wine and would like to share it with you. A sincere person will naturally find sincere people responding.
- Now
- The hexagram of inner honesty: with enough sincerity, even little pigs and fish can be moved.
- The key
- Only one line is changing: Nine in the second place. The answer is in that line. The text gives no verdict, but the picture it paints is a hopeful one. Act the way it describes and there will be something to gain.
- Where it is heading
- Things are moving toward Yi (Increase): There is help and there is gain; a good time to go ahead boldly.
- What to do
- Bring your true heart and do what you say; with that you can get past a great hurdle. Toward other people's faults, be a little more lenient and a little slower to judge.
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: 8 yin · 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.
Nuclear hexagram · Yi (Nourishment)
The key question: what are you using to nourish yourself, and to nourish others?
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.