I Ching reading: Kan (The Abyss) changing to Shi (The Army)
Kan: Nine in the fifth place
The abyss is not full, but it is reaching the level. No blame.
坎不盈，祗既平，无咎。
平Neutral
Reading
Neither good nor bad. It depends on how you act.One danger after another. This is a truly hard time.
Governing text · Kan: Nine in the fifth place
In plain wordsThe water in the pit has not yet overflowed, but it is almost level. You are about to come out of danger. No blame.
- Now
- Stuck in difficulty; out of one pit and into another.
- 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 Shi (The Army): This is a hard battle that takes a lot of people. What matters most is the leader and the discipline.
- 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: 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 · 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.