I Ching reading: Bo (Splitting Apart) changing to Guan (Contemplation)
Bo: Six in the fifth place
A string of fish. Leading the palace ladies to receive favor. Nothing that is not favorable.
貫魚，以宮人寵，无不利。
吉Favorable
Reading
Yes, go ahead.The foundation is being hollowed out bit by bit. This is no time to act.
Governing text · Bo: Six in the fifth place
In plain wordsLike fish threaded on a line, leading the women of the palace in order to receive the ruler's favor. Bringing your own kind along to submit to the right way: nothing that is not favorable.
- Now
- The bad forces are rising, and good things are peeling away layer by layer. The situation is against you.
- The key
- Only one line is changing: Six 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 Guan (Contemplation): Don't move yet. Take a good look.
- What to do
- Don't go forward. Stop, steady your foundation, and protect the one thing at the core. Once the worst has passed, the recovery begins.
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: 8 yin · 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 · 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.