I Ching reading: Kun (Earth) changing to Bo (Splitting Apart)
Kun: Six at the top
Dragons fight in the open country. Their blood is dark and yellow.
龍戰于野，其血玄黃。
止Hold back
Reading
Not now.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 at the top
In plain wordsDragons are fighting to the death in the wilds, and the blood that flows is both dark blue and yellow. The yin side has grown so strong it takes on the yang head to head, and both are badly hurt. Misfortune.
- 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 at the top. The answer is in that line. The text gives no verdict, but the picture is a bad one. Carry on as you are and you will lose by it. Stop, step aside, or change your approach.
- Where it is heading
- Things are moving toward Bo (Splitting Apart): The foundation is being hollowed out bit by bit. This is no time to act.
- 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: 8 yin · 4: 8 yin · 5: 8 yin · 6: 6 yin (changing)
Line position
In its proper place · not answered by the third line
Top place: the end of the matter. What reaches its limit turns. Know when to stop.
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.