I Ching reading: Weiji (Before Completion) changing to Xie (Release)
Weiji: Nine at the top
There is confidence in drinking wine. No blame. The head gets wet: with all that confidence, one loses what is right.
有孚于飲酒，无咎。濡其首，有孚失是。
平Neutral
Reading
Neither good nor bad. It depends on how you act.Not done yet. One last step remains, and this is the step where mistakes come most easily.
Governing text · Weiji: Nine at the top
In plain wordsFull of confidence, you drink your wine at ease, looking after yourself while you wait for the right time. No blame. But if you drink so freely that your head gets soaked, then the self-confidence has gone too far and you have lost your sense of measure.
- Now
- The little fox has nearly finished crossing the river, but its tail is wet. The matter is not complete and things are not yet in their places; but precisely because it is not complete, there is still possibility.
- The key
- Only one line is changing: Nine at the top. 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 Xie (Release): The difficulty is lifting; you can breathe out.
- What to do
- The closer to the end, the more careful you must be; act within your strength. Put each thing where it belongs, and sort out what is important and what is urgent.
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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: 8 yin · 6: 9 yang (changing)
Line position
Not 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 · Jiji (After Completion)
The thing is already accomplished. What you most need to guard against now is slackening.
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.