I Ching reading: Huan (Dispersion) changing to Song (Conflict)
Huan: Six in the fourth place
Dispersing one's group. Supreme good fortune. Dispersion gives rise to a hill. It is not what ordinary minds would think of.
渙其群，元吉。渙有丘，匪夷所思。
吉Favorable
Reading
Yes, go ahead.People's hearts, or the situation, have scattered and need to be drawn together again.
Governing text · Huan: Six in the fourth place
In plain wordsBreak up your own small circle: great good fortune. Only by dissolving the small group can a great one be gathered, as large as a hill. This is not something ordinary people would think of.
- Now
- Wind blows across the water and it disperses. What is scattering may be people's hearts, or it may be a knot inside your own.
- The key
- Only one line is changing: Six in the fourth place. 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 Song (Conflict): There is a dispute, but fighting it to the end will do you no good.
- What to do
- Find what can bring everyone back together: a shared belief or goal. Let go of self-interest and small cliques. Dissolving the knot inside you is itself a good thing. The big hurdle can be crossed.
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: 8 yin · 4: 6 yin (changing) · 5: 7 yang · 6: 7 yang
Line position
In its proper place · not answered by the first line
Fourth place: next to the ruler, a place of caution. Serve those above with care.
Verdict words in the text
Nuclear hexagram · Yi (Nourishment)
The key question: what are you using to nourish yourself, and to nourish others?
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.