I Ching reading: Heng (Endurance) changing to Daguo (Great Excess)
Heng: Six in the fifth place
Enduring in one's virtue, staying true. For a wife, good fortune; for a husband, misfortune.
恆其德，貞。婦人吉，夫子凶。
慎Proceed with care
Reading
Yes, but carefully.This one is won by lasting.
Governing text · Heng: Six in the fifth place
In plain wordsKeeping to the virtue of compliance over the long run is correct. For someone whose role is to assist and cooperate, good fortune; for someone who needs to make their own decisions, misfortune.
- Now
- A hexagram of lasting: stability and continuity make things go through. But lasting doesn't mean clinging rigidly without change; the direction stays the same while the methods may change.
- The key
- Only one line is changing: Six in the fifth place. The answer is in that line. The text names both a good and a bad outcome: one way of acting leads to each. The result depends on which you choose.
- Where it is heading
- Things are moving toward Daguo (Great Excess): The load is too heavy and the beam is already bent. Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures.
- What to do
- Once you are sure, stick with it; don't switch every few days. Going forward is favorable. Don't demand too much depth or too much right at the outset.
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: 7 yang · 4: 7 yang · 5: 6 yin (changing) · 6: 8 yin
Line position
Not in its proper place · central · answered by the second line
Fifth place: the center of the upper trigram, the ruler's seat, a place of achievement. This is where things are decided.
Verdict words in the text
Nuclear hexagram · Guai (Resolution)
There is something that should be cleared away, and the time has come to decide.
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.