I Ching reading: Xun (The Gentle Wind) changing to Jian (Gradual Progress)
Xun: Nine in the second place
Yielding beneath the bed. Invocators and shamans are used in great number. Good fortune, no blame.
巽在床下，用史巫紛若，吉无咎。
吉Favorable
Reading
Yes, go ahead.Enter gently, going with the current, and there will be a small gain.
Governing text · Xun: Nine in the second place
In plain wordsSo humble that you crouch under the bed, and like the invocators and shamans you say what is sincerely in your heart again and again, never tiring of it. Good fortune, no blame.
- Now
- The hexagram of wind: it gets in everywhere, by yielding and seeping through, not by force.
- 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 Jian (Gradual Progress): Go in order, one step at a time, and the outcome will be good.
- What to do
- Follow capable people; going forward is favorable. But yielding does not mean having no mind of your own. When it is time to decide, decide.
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: 8 yin · 5: 7 yang · 6: 7 yang
Line position
Not in its proper place · central · not 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 · Kui (Opposition)
You are out of step with each other. Big things will not work; small ones still can.
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.