I Ching reading: Gen (Stillness) changing to Bo (Splitting Apart)
Gen: Nine in the third place
Stilling the waist, tearing the flesh along the spine. Danger; it scorches the heart.
艮其限，列其夤，厲薰心。
慎Proceed with care
Reading
Yes, but carefully.Stop when it is time to stop, and mind what is properly your own business.
Governing text · Gen: Nine in the third place
In plain wordsStopping rigidly at the waist, as if the flesh of the back were torn apart, so that you can neither bend nor straighten. It is dangerous, and the heart is as uneasy as if it were being roasted over a fire. Where you need to be flexible, you must not force a stop.
- Now
- Two mountains stacked together: stillness, coming to a halt.
- The key
- Only one line is changing: Nine in the third place. The answer is in that line. There is some risk, or some regret left over, but nothing serious. Notice it early, correct it early, and things turn for the better.
- 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
- 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: 9 yang (changing) · 4: 8 yin · 5: 8 yin · 6: 7 yang
Line position
In its proper place · not answered by the top line
Third place: the top of the lower trigram, a place of risk. A moment of transition. Be on guard.
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.