I Ching reading: Kan (The Abyss) changing to Huan (Dispersion)
Kan: Six at the top
Bound with braided cords, set among thorn bushes. For three years no way out. Misfortune.
係用徽纆，寘于叢棘，三歲不得，凶。
止Hold back
Reading
Not now.One danger after another. This is a truly hard time.
Governing text · Kan: Six at the top
In plain wordsTied up with ropes and thrown into a thicket of thorns, unable to get out for three years. Misfortune.
- Now
- Stuck in difficulty; out of one pit and into another.
- The key
- Only one line is changing: Six at the top. The answer is in that line. This text describes a bad outcome. Carry on as you are and you will lose by it. Stop, step aside or change your approach. Do not force it.
- Where it is heading
- Things are moving toward Huan (Dispersion): People's hearts, or the situation, have scattered and need to be drawn together again.
- 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: 8 yin · 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 · 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.