I Ching reading: Kun (Earth) changing to Qian (Humility)
Kun: Six in the third place
Brilliance held within; one can stay true. If you serve in the king's affairs, claim no achievement, and see things through to the end.
含章可貞。或從王事，无成有終。
平Neutral
Reading
Neither good nor bad. It depends on how you act.It is not your turn to lead the charge right now. Follow the right person and do your supporting part well, and the result will be good.
Governing text · Kun: Six in the third place
In plain wordsYou have talent but keep it in rather than showing it, and you can hold to that. If you do go out and work for someone, don't grab the credit. At the start no results will show, but in the end it turns out well.
- Now
- This is the most yielding of the hexagrams: like the earth, it carries and cooperates. Rush to the front and you easily lose your way; follow the right person or direction and things go smoothly.
- The key
- Only one line is changing: Six in the third place. The answer is in that line. The text gives no verdict, only an image. Ask what in your situation the image resembles. The answer is there.
- Where it is heading
- Things are moving toward Qian (Humility): Lower yourself, and things actually go more smoothly.
- What to do
- Keep a low posture, work steadily, and do the supporting and the carrying-out properly. Don't compete for control. Patiently, over the long term, keep to your own role.
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: 8 yin · 3: 6 yin (changing) · 4: 8 yin · 5: 8 yin · 6: 8 yin
Line position
Not 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.
Nuclear hexagram · Kun (Earth)
It is not your turn to lead the charge right now. Follow the right person and do your supporting part well, and the result will be good.
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.