I Ching reading: Kun (Exhaustion) changing to Kan (The Abyss)
Kun: Nine in the fourth place
Coming slowly, slowly, hemmed in by a golden carriage. Humiliation, but there is an end.
來徐徐，困于金車。吝，有終。
慎Proceed with care
Reading
Yes, but carefully.You are trapped, and right now no one believes anything you say.
Governing text · Kun: Nine in the fourth place
In plain wordsYou come ever so slowly, because a golden carriage blocks the road. Your own strength is not enough to rescue the one you want to rescue; a bit humiliating. But the upright does prevail over the crooked in the end, and it will end well.
- 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 fourth place. The answer is in that line. There is some risk, or some regret left over, but nothing serious. Notice it early, correct it early, and things turn for the better.
- Where it is heading
- Things are moving toward Kan (The Abyss): One danger after another. This is a truly hard time.
- 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: 9 yang (changing) · 5: 7 yang · 6: 8 yin
Line position
Not in its proper place · answered by the first line
Fourth place: next to the ruler, a place of caution. Serve those above with care.
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.