I Ching reading: Dui (Joy) changing to Kun (Exhaustion)
Dui: Nine at the beginning
Harmonious joy. Good fortune.
和兌，吉。
吉Favorable
Reading
Yes, go ahead.When people are amiable and enjoy each other's company, things go smoothly.
Governing text · Dui: Nine at the beginning
In plain wordsGetting along with people peacefully and making them glad, without leaning toward anyone or fawning on anyone. Good fortune.
- Now
- The hexagram of joy: two lakes connected, each replenishing the other.
- 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 Kun (Exhaustion): You are trapped, and right now no one believes anything you say.
- What to do
- Sincerely make others glad, and yourself as well. Talk and learn with friends often. Pleasure bought with flattery does not count.
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: 8 yin · 4: 7 yang · 5: 7 yang · 6: 8 yin
Line position
In its proper place · not 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 · Jiaren (The Family)
First put the affairs of the household (your own inner circle) in order.
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.