I Ching reading: Ding (The Cauldron) changing to Lü (The Wanderer)
Ding: Nine in the second place
The cauldron is full. My counterpart has an ailment and cannot get near me. Good fortune.
鼎有實，我仇有疾，不我能即，吉。
吉Favorable
Reading
Yes, go ahead.A new order is being set up. Great good fortune.
Governing text · Ding: Nine in the second place
In plain wordsThe cauldron is filled with good things. The person beside me, whose tie to me is not a proper one, has something wrong with him, but he cannot get close to me. Good fortune. You have something real, and you can keep yourself intact.
- Now
- The cauldron is a weighty vessel for cooking and also a symbol of authority: the old is cleared away and the new is made.
- The key
- Only one line is changing: Nine in the second 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 Lü (The Wanderer): You are away from home with no firm footing. Small matters are fine; do not seek anything big.
- What to do
- Stand firmly in your own position and take on what is yours to carry. Give real responsibility to capable people.
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: 9 yang (changing) · 3: 7 yang · 4: 7 yang · 5: 8 yin · 6: 7 yang
Line position
Not in its proper place · central · answered by the fifth line
Second place: the center of the lower trigram, a place of praise. Stay centered and yielding.
Verdict words in the text
Nuclear hexagram · Guai (Resolution)
There is something that should be cleared away, and the time has come to decide.
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.