I Ching reading: Kun (Exhaustion) changing to Song (Conflict)
Kun: Six at the top
Hemmed in by creeping vines, on a tottering height. One says: to move brings regret. With true regret, setting forth brings good fortune.
困于葛藟，于臲卼。曰動悔有悔，征吉。
慎Proceed with care
Reading
Yes, but carefully.You are trapped, and right now no one believes anything you say.
Governing text · Kun: Six at the top
In plain wordsTangled in vines, standing on a swaying height, regretting every move. But when the trap has reached its limit, it is time to change: once you have truly repented, go forward, and there is good fortune.
- Now
- Like a lake with no water: resources dried up, hemmed in on every side. This is widely counted among the hardest hexagrams.
- The key
- Only one line is changing: Six at the top. The answer is in that line. The outcome can be good, but the text carries a warning. Take the warning seriously and the good outcome is yours.
- 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
- Say little, and do not go around explaining yourself. Hold on to your purpose and your bottom line. Those who can still hold firm in hardship come out of it in the end.
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: 7 yang · 5: 7 yang · 6: 6 yin (changing)
Line position
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 · Jiaren (The Family)
First put the affairs of the household (your own inner circle) in order.
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.