I Ching reading: Xun (The Gentle Wind) changing to Jing (The Well)
Xun: Nine at the top
Yielding beneath the bed. One loses one's funds and axe. Persisting brings misfortune.
巽在床下，喪其資斧，貞凶。
止Hold back
Reading
Not now.Enter gently, going with the current, and there will be a small gain.
Governing text · Xun: Nine at the top
In plain wordsSo humble that you crouch under the bed, and you have lost both your travel money and the axe that protects you, that is, even the decisiveness you ought to have. In this state, even with good intentions there is misfortune.
- Now
- The hexagram of wind: it gets in everywhere, by yielding and seeping through, not by force.
- The key
- Only one line is changing: Nine at the top. The answer is in that line. This text describes a bad outcome. Carry on as you are and you will lose by it. Stop, step aside or change your approach. Do not force it.
- Where it is heading
- Things are moving toward Jing (The Well): The fundamental thing has not changed. The question is whether you are using it well, and using it all the way.
- What to do
- Follow capable people; going forward is favorable. But yielding does not mean having no mind of your own. When it is time to decide, decide.
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: 9 yang (changing)
Line position
Not in its proper place · not 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.