I Ching reading: Gu (Repairing Decay) changing to Gen (Stillness)
Gu: Nine in the second place
Setting right what the mother spoiled. One must not persist.
幹母之蠱，不可貞。
慎Proceed with care
Reading
Yes, but carefully.Old problems that have piled up have reached the point where they must be dealt with.
Governing text · Gu: Nine in the second place
In plain wordsDealing with problems left by your mother's generation. You must not be too unbending or too insistent; go along with things and take it slowly.
- Now
- Something left sitting so long it has bred worms: a fault built up over a long time, most likely handed down from the past.
- The key
- Only one line is changing: Nine in the second place. The answer is in that line. The text gives no verdict, but the picture holds an obstacle and a warning. Slow down and watch the point it warns about.
- Where it is heading
- Things are moving toward Gen (Stillness): Stop when it is time to stop, and mind what is properly your own business.
- What to do
- Make up your mind to clean house. It is worth doing, and it can be done. Think it through before you start, and see it through after you start. There is no need to be hard on those who came before; just put things right.
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: 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.
Nuclear hexagram · Guimei (The Marrying Maiden)
The position is wrong and the standing is not proper; pushing forward on your own initiative will cost you.
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.