I Ching reading: Xie (Release) changing to Heng (Endurance)
Xie: Six in the third place
Carrying a load on the back while riding in a carriage: this brings the robbers. Persisting brings humiliation.
負且乘，致寇至，貞吝。
慎Proceed with care
Reading
Yes, but carefully.The difficulty is lifting; you can breathe out.
Governing text · Xie: Six in the third place
In plain wordsCarrying a load on your back, yet riding in a carriage — holding a place you are not fit for and parading it about, you bring the robbers on yourself. Even if you came by the position properly, it is humiliating. Only by stepping aside can you escape.
- Now
- Like all things stretching out after a thunderstorm, what has been holding you is coming loose.
- The key
- Only one line is changing: Six in the third place. The answer is in that line. There is some risk, or some regret left over, but nothing serious. Notice it early, correct it early, and things turn for the better.
- Where it is heading
- Things are moving toward Heng (Endurance): This one is won by lasting.
- What to do
- If it is over, go back to normal life and stop stirring things up. If something is still unfinished, get it done soon. Be a little more lenient, with others and with yourself.
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: 7 yang · 3: 6 yin (changing) · 4: 7 yang · 5: 8 yin · 6: 8 yin
Line position
Not in its proper place · not answered by the top line
Third place: the top of the lower trigram, a place of risk. A moment of transition. Be on guard.
Verdict words in the text
Nuclear hexagram · Jiji (After Completion)
The thing is already accomplished. What you most need to guard against now is slackening.
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.