I Ching reading: Weiji (Before Completion) changing to Meng (Youthful Ignorance)
Weiji: Nine in the fourth place
Staying true brings good fortune; regret vanishes. With thunderous force one attacks the Demon Land. In three years there are rewards from the great state.
貞吉悔亡。震用伐鬼方，三年有賞于大國。
吉Favorable
Reading
Yes, go ahead.Not done yet. One last step remains, and this is the step where mistakes come most easily.
Governing text · Weiji: Nine in the fourth place
In plain wordsStaying true brings good fortune, and regret vanishes. You must summon all your firm strength and exert yourself for three years, as in the campaign against the Demon Land, and then you will receive the rewards of the great state. It is not easy, but it is worth it.
- Now
- The little fox has nearly finished crossing the river, but its tail is wet. The matter is not complete and things are not yet in their places; but precisely because it is not complete, there is still possibility.
- The key
- Only one line is changing: Nine in the fourth place. The answer is in that line. This text describes a good outcome. Act the way it says and the matter can succeed. The promise has a condition: keep to the right course.
- 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
- The closer to the end, the more careful you must be; act within your strength. Put each thing where it belongs, and sort out what is important and what is urgent.
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: 8 yin · 6: 7 yang
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 · Jiji (After Completion)
The thing is already accomplished. What you most need to guard against now is slackening.
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.