I Ching reading: Gu (Repairing Decay) changing to Xun (The Gentle Wind)
Gu: Six in the fifth place
Setting right what the father spoiled. One meets with praise.
幹父之蠱，用譽。
吉Favorable
Reading
Yes, go ahead.Old problems that have piled up have reached the point where they must be dealt with.
Governing text · Gu: Six in the fifth place
In plain wordsCleaning up the father's mess, and earning a good name for it.
- Now
- Something left sitting so long it has bred worms: a fault built up over a long time, most likely handed down from the past.
- The key
- Only one line is changing: Six in the fifth 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 Xun (The Gentle Wind): Enter gently, going with the current, and there will be a small gain.
- What to do
- Make up your mind to clean house. It is worth doing, and it can be done. Think it through before you start, and see it through after you start. There is no need to be hard on those who came before; just put things right.
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: 8 yin · 5: 6 yin (changing) · 6: 7 yang
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.
Nuclear hexagram · Guimei (The Marrying Maiden)
The position is wrong and the standing is not proper; pushing forward on your own initiative will cost you.
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.