I Ching reading: Gen (Stillness) changing to Gu (Repairing Decay)
Gen: Six in the second place
Stilling the calves. One cannot rescue the person one follows, and the heart is not glad.
艮其腓，不拯其隨，其心不快。
慎Proceed with care
Reading
Yes, but carefully.Stop when it is time to stop, and mind what is properly your own business.
Governing text · Gen: Six in the second place
In plain wordsYou have stopped your own calves, but you cannot save the one above you who insists on moving and whom you have to follow. You are doing the right thing, but you cannot keep him from his mistake, and you are unhappy about it.
- Now
- Two mountains stacked together: stillness, coming to a halt.
- The key
- Only one line is changing: Six in the second place. The answer is in that line. The text gives no verdict, but the picture holds an obstacle and a warning. Slow down and watch the point it warns about.
- Where it is heading
- Things are moving toward Gu (Repairing Decay): Old problems that have piled up have reached the point where they must be dealt with.
- What to do
- Stop, and do not let outside things pull you along. Keep your thinking within your own position. This does not mean never moving: stop when it is time to stop, go when it is time to go.
Read more closely
Which text applies
One changing line: read that line of the primary hexagram.
Your six throws, bottom to top: 1: 8 yin · 2: 6 yin (changing) · 3: 7 yang · 4: 8 yin · 5: 8 yin · 6: 7 yang
Line position
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 · Xie (Release)
The difficulty is lifting; you can breathe out.
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.