I Ching reading: Kan (The Abyss) changing to Kun (Exhaustion)
Kan: Six in the fourth place
A jug of wine, a bowl of food, a second added, in earthenware. The pledge is passed in through the window. In the end, no blame.
樽酒簋貳，用缶，納約自牖，終无咎。
平Neutral
Reading
Neither good nor bad. It depends on how you act.One danger after another. This is a truly hard time.
Governing text · Kan: Six in the fourth place
In plain wordsA jug of wine, a dish of food, a little more added, all in earthenware; the pledge of trust is handed in through the window. The gift is slight and the route is not the front door, but the sincerity is complete, and you start from the point the other person understands — in the end, no blame.
- Now
- Stuck in difficulty; out of one pit and into another.
- The key
- Only one line is changing: Six in the fourth place. The answer is in that line. Neither good nor bad. Do your part, correct mistakes, and nothing will go wrong.
- Where it is heading
- Things are moving toward Kun (Exhaustion): You are trapped, and right now no one believes anything you say.
- What to do
- Hold on to your inner conviction and honesty; they are the only thing you can rely on now. Keep doing what should be done, as usual; only by getting to know the danger can you walk out of it. Don't expect to get free all at once.
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: 8 yin
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.