I Ching reading: Song (Conflict) changing to Weiji (Before Completion)
Song: Nine in the fifth place
Bringing the dispute. Supreme good fortune.
訟，元吉。
吉Favorable
Reading
Yes, go ahead.There is a dispute, but fighting it to the end will do you no good.
Governing text · Song: Nine in the fifth place
In plain wordsGo and bring this case: great good fortune. You have met a fair judge; if you are in the right, you will certainly be vindicated.
- Now
- You are in the middle of a disagreement, a dispute or a contest of wills. You may well be in the right, but this hexagram says: settling partway is good fortune, fighting to the very end is misfortune.
- The key
- Only one line is changing: Nine in the fifth 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 Weiji (Before Completion): Not done yet. One last step remains, and this is the step where mistakes come most easily.
- What to do
- Quit while you are ahead, and find a fair third party to judge. Don't take big risks at this stage. In the future, when you start something, make the rules clear at the outset.
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: 9 yang (changing) · 6: 7 yang
Line position
In its proper place · central · not answered by the second line
Fifth place: the center of the upper trigram, the ruler's seat, a place of achievement. This is where things are decided.
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.