I Ching reading: Shihe (Biting Through) changing to Jin (Advance)
Shihe: Nine at the beginning
Feet locked in the stocks, the toes covered. No blame.
屨校滅趾，无咎。
平Neutral
Reading
Neither good nor bad. It depends on how you act.Something is stuck in the middle, and you have to bite through it.
Governing text · Shihe: Nine at the beginning
In plain wordsShackles on the feet, covering the toes. The fault is still small; take a small punishment, stop right here and go no further wrong, and there is no blame.
- Now
- Like a hard object in the mouth that keeps the teeth from meeting: things are jammed by some obstacle, some person or some problem.
- The key
- Only one line is changing: Nine at the beginning. The answer is in that line. Neither good nor bad. Do your part, correct mistakes, and nothing will go wrong.
- Where it is heading
- Things are moving toward Jin (Advance): A rising period; those above will recognize you.
- What to do
- Deal with it head-on and clear the obstacle decisively. Be clear about right and wrong; what should go by the rules, handle by the rules. No vagueness, no stalling.
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: 8 yin · 3: 8 yin · 4: 7 yang · 5: 8 yin · 6: 7 yang
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 · Jian (Obstruction)
The road ahead is very hard. Do not force your way forward yet.
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.