I Ching reading: Xiaoxu (Small Restraint) changing to Xun (The Gentle Wind)
Xiaoxu: Nine at the beginning
Returning by one's own path. What blame could there be? Good fortune.
復自道，何其咎，吉。
吉Favorable
Reading
Yes, go ahead.One last push is still missing and it won't come off — the clouds are thick, but the rain hasn't fallen.
Governing text · Xiaoxu: Nine at the beginning
In plain wordsWalking back along your own right path, how could there be any fault? Good fortune. You want to go forward but are being held back, so keep to your own road and don't let yourself be led off.
- Now
- You have built up a little, but your strength is still small and cannot hold on to anything big. Things are brewing; it is not yet the time for results.
- The key
- Only one line is changing: Nine at the beginning. 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 Xun (The Gentle Wind): Enter gently, going with the current, and there will be a small gain.
- What to do
- Don't force it. Keep saving up bit by bit, work on yourself, and wait until the conditions are a little more solid.
Read more closely
Which text applies
One changing line: read that line of the primary hexagram.
Your six throws, bottom to top: 1: 9 yang (changing) · 2: 7 yang · 3: 7 yang · 4: 8 yin · 5: 7 yang · 6: 7 yang
Line position
In its proper place · answered by the fourth line
First place: the beginning of the matter. Low position, little power. Begin carefully.
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.