I Ching reading: Shi (The Army) changing to Meng (Youthful Ignorance)
Shi: Six at the top
The great ruler issues his commands: states are founded, houses are granted. Do not employ petty people.
大君有命，開國承家，小人勿用。
平Neutral
Reading
Neither good nor bad. It depends on how you act.This is a hard battle that takes a lot of people. What matters most is the leader and the discipline.
Governing text · Shi: Six at the top
In plain wordsThe war is over; rewards are handed out according to merit, with lands granted and houses founded. But petty people, even if they have earned merit, should only be given money, never power or position.
- Now
- It is like sending an army to war: the cause must be just, there must be method, and a steady, experienced person must be in command.
- The key
- Only one line is changing: Six at the top. The answer is in that line. The text gives no verdict, only an image. Ask what in your situation the image resembles. The answer is there.
- Where it is heading
- Things are moving toward Meng (Youthful Ignorance): You can't see clearly right now because you don't yet understand. It is time to go and ask, not to keep guessing.
- What to do
- First make sure the matter stands on solid ground. Set the rules, pick the right person to be in charge, then let go and let that person lead. Half-hearted trust and several people giving orders mean certain defeat.
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: 8 yin · 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.
Nuclear hexagram · Fu (Return)
The worst is over, and the turn has come.
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.