I Ching reading: Gen (Stillness) changing to Lü (The Wanderer)
Gen: Six in the fourth place
Stilling the body. No blame.
艮其身，无咎。
平Neutral
Reading
Neither good nor bad. It depends on how you act.Stop when it is time to stop, and mind what is properly your own business.
Governing text · Gen: Six in the fourth place
In plain wordsYou keep your whole body in check and stop when it is time to stop. No blame.
- Now
- Two mountains stacked together: stillness, coming to a halt.
- The key
- Only one line is changing: Six in the fourth place. The answer is in that line. Neither good nor bad. Do your part, correct mistakes, and nothing will go wrong.
- Where it is heading
- Things are moving toward Lü (The Wanderer): You are away from home with no firm footing. Small matters are fine; do not seek anything big.
- What to do
- Stop, and do not let outside things pull you along. Keep your thinking within your own position. This does not mean never moving: stop when it is time to stop, go when it is time to go.
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: 7 yang · 4: 6 yin (changing) · 5: 8 yin · 6: 7 yang
Line position
In its proper place · not 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 · Xie (Release)
The difficulty is lifting; you can breathe out.
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.