I Ching reading: Jing (The Well) changing to Xun (The Gentle Wind)
Jing: Six at the top
The well is drawn from; do not cover it. There is sincerity. Supreme good fortune.
井收勿幕，有孚元吉。
吉Favorable
Reading
Yes, go ahead.The fundamental thing has not changed. The question is whether you are using it well, and using it all the way.
Governing text · Jing: Six at the top
In plain wordsThe water has been drawn up; do not cover the mouth of the well, let anyone come and take. The source is inexhaustible, flowing on and on: great good fortune.
- Now
- The hexagram of the well: the village can move, the well cannot; the water neither grows nor shrinks, and whoever comes can draw.
- The key
- Only one line is changing: Six at the top. The answer is in that line. This text describes a good outcome. Act the way it says and the matter can succeed. The promise has a condition: keep to the right course.
- 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
- Go back to the root that has always nourished you; repair it and use it well. See things through — if the water spills at the mouth of the well, you drew it for nothing.
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: 7 yang · 6: 6 yin (changing)
Line position
In its proper place · answered by the third line
Top place: the end of the matter. What reaches its limit turns. Know when to stop.
Verdict words in the text
Nuclear hexagram · Kui (Opposition)
You are out of step with each other. Big things will not work; small ones still can.
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.