I Ching reading: Jian (Gradual Progress) changing to Gen (Stillness)
Jian: Nine in the fifth place
The wild goose moves gradually to the hill. For three years the wife does not conceive. In the end nothing can overcome her. Good fortune.
鴻漸于陵，婦三歲不孕，終莫之勝，吉。
吉Favorable
Reading
Yes, go ahead.Go in order, one step at a time, and the outcome will be good.
Governing text · Jian: Nine in the fifth place
In plain wordsThe wild goose has flown to the high hill. For three years the wife cannot conceive: two who belong together are kept apart by those in between. But in the end nobody can take away what is right. Good fortune.
- Now
- Like wild geese flying one stage at a time, like a marriage carried out step by step according to the rites: slow, but every step is steady.
- The key
- Only one line is changing: Nine in the fifth place. The answer is in that line. This text describes a good outcome. Act the way it says and the matter can succeed. The promise has a condition: keep to the right course.
- Where it is heading
- Things are moving toward Gen (Stillness): Stop when it is time to stop, and mind what is properly your own business.
- What to do
- Do not skip steps, and do not be in a hurry. Stay true and take your time.
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: 9 yang (changing) · 6: 7 yang
Line position
In its proper place · central · 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 · Weiji (Before Completion)
Not done yet. One last step remains, and this is the step where mistakes come most easily.
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.