I Ching reading: Weiji (Before Completion) changing to Jin (Advance)
Weiji: Nine in the second place
Dragging back the wheels. Staying true brings good fortune.
曳其輪，貞吉。
吉Favorable
Reading
Yes, go ahead.Not done yet. One last step remains, and this is the step where mistakes come most easily.
Governing text · Weiji: Nine in the second place
In plain wordsHold the cartwheels back and do not go forward. You can restrain yourself from rushing ahead and keep to your proper place below. Stay true: good fortune.
- Now
- The little fox has nearly finished crossing the river, but its tail is wet. The matter is not complete and things are not yet in their places; but precisely because it is not complete, there is still possibility.
- 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 Jin (Advance): A rising period; those above will recognize you.
- What to do
- The closer to the end, the more careful you must be; act within your strength. Put each thing where it belongs, and sort out what is important and what is urgent.
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: 8 yin · 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 · Jiji (After Completion)
The thing is already accomplished. What you most need to guard against now is slackening.
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.