I Ching reading: Cui (Gathering) changing to Bi (Alliance)
Cui: Nine in the fourth place
Great good fortune; no blame.
大吉，无咎。
吉Favorable
Reading
Yes, go ahead.People and resources are coming together; this is the time to get things done.
Governing text · Cui: Nine in the fourth place
In plain wordsOnly by achieving great good fortune are you free of blame. You can gather people both above and below you, but your position is not quite right, so you have to do extremely well.
- Now
- A hexagram of gathering. It can gather because there is a center that everyone identifies with.
- The key
- Only one line is changing: Nine in the fourth 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 Bi (Alliance): It is time to find people to work with and draw close to your companions, and to do it early.
- What to do
- Set up a shared goal, ask someone with standing to preside, and gather people by proper means. With many people and many things, also guard against the unexpected.
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: 9 yang (changing) · 5: 7 yang · 6: 8 yin
Line position
Not in its proper place · 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 · Jian (Gradual Progress)
Go in order, one step at a time, and the outcome 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.