I Ching reading: Gen (Stillness) changing to Jian (Gradual Progress)
Gen: Six in the fifth place
Stilling the jaws. Words are in order. Regret vanishes.
艮其輔，言有序，悔亡。
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 fifth place
In plain wordsYou keep your mouth in check and speak in an orderly, measured way. Regret vanishes.
- Now
- Two mountains stacked together: stillness, coming to a halt.
- The key
- Only one line is changing: Six in the fifth 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 Jian (Gradual Progress): Go in order, one step at a time, and the outcome will be good.
- 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: 8 yin · 5: 6 yin (changing) · 6: 7 yang
Line position
Not in its proper place · central · not answered by the second line
Fifth place: the center of the upper trigram, the ruler's seat, a place of achievement. This is where things are decided.
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.