I Ching reading: Kun (Exhaustion) changing to Xie (Release)
Kun: Nine in the fifth place
Nose cut off, feet cut off. Hemmed in by the crimson sash. Then slowly comes relief. It is favorable to offer sacrifice.
劓刖，困于赤紱。乃徐有說，利用祭祀。
平Neutral
Reading
Neither good nor bad. It depends on how you act.You are trapped, and right now no one believes anything you say.
Governing text · Kun: Nine in the fifth place
In plain wordsYour nose cut off, your feet cut off — hurt from above and from below, and the official robe you wear has itself become a trouble. But keep to the middle way, and relief will slowly come. It is fitting to meet this with the sincerity of a sacrifice; given time, blessing comes of itself.
- 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: Nine in the fifth 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 Xie (Release): The difficulty is lifting; you can breathe out.
- 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: 9 yang (changing) · 6: 8 yin
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.