I Ching reading: Xun (The Gentle Wind) changing to Huan (Dispersion)
Xun: Nine in the third place
Yielding again and again. Humiliation.
頻巽，吝。
慎Proceed with care
Reading
Yes, but carefully.Enter gently, going with the current, and there will be a small gain.
Governing text · Xun: Nine in the third place
In plain wordsYou are not by nature someone who can bow your head; you force yourself to comply and fail at it time after time. Humiliating.
- Now
- The hexagram of wind: it gets in everywhere, by yielding and seeping through, not by force.
- The key
- Only one line is changing: Nine in the third 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 Huan (Dispersion): People's hearts, or the situation, have scattered and need to be drawn together again.
- What to do
- Follow capable people; going forward is favorable. But yielding does not mean having no mind of your own. When it is time to decide, decide.
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: 9 yang (changing) · 4: 8 yin · 5: 7 yang · 6: 7 yang
Line position
In its proper place · not answered by the top line
Third place: the top of the lower trigram, a place of risk. A moment of transition. Be on guard.
Verdict words in the text
Nuclear hexagram · Kui (Opposition)
You are out of step with each other. Big things will not work; small ones still can.
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.