I Ching reading: Jing (The Well) changing to Kan (The Abyss)
Jing: Nine in the third place
The well is cleaned out, yet no one drinks. My heart aches for it. It could be drawn. If the king is clear-sighted, all share in the blessing.
井渫不食，為我心惻。可用汲，王明並受其福。
慎Proceed with care
Reading
Yes, but carefully.The fundamental thing has not changed. The question is whether you are using it well, and using it all the way.
Governing text · Jing: Nine in the third place
In plain wordsThe well has been cleaned out, yet no one comes to drink, and it pains the heart. This water could be drawn up and used. If the king is wise, both those who draw the water and those who drink it receive the blessing. Talent that has not been put to use.
- Now
- The hexagram of the well: the village can move, the well cannot; the water neither grows nor shrinks, and whoever comes can draw.
- The key
- Only one line is changing: Nine in the third place. The answer is in that line. The text gives no verdict, but the picture holds an obstacle and a warning. Slow down and watch the point it warns about.
- Where it is heading
- Things are moving toward Kan (The Abyss): One danger after another. This is a truly hard time.
- What to do
- Go back to the root that has always nourished you; repair it and use it well. See things through — if the water spills at the mouth of the well, you drew it for nothing.
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: 8 yin
Line position
In its proper place · answered by the top line
Third place: the top of the lower trigram, a place of risk. A moment of transition. Be on guard.
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.