I Ching reading: Yi (Increase) changing to Guan (Contemplation)
Yi: Nine at the beginning
It is favorable to undertake great works. Supreme good fortune, no blame.
利用為大作，元吉，无咎。
吉Favorable
Reading
Yes, go ahead.There is help and there is gain; a good time to go ahead boldly.
Governing text · Yi: Nine at the beginning
In plain wordsA good time to use this help to do something big. But having received favor from above, you must do it supremely well before you are free of blame.
- Now
- A hexagram of increase: benefit is flowing your way. It is favorable for big undertakings and big crossings.
- 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 Guan (Contemplation): Don't move yet. Take a good look.
- What to do
- Go ahead and do it. When you see something good in others, learn it; when you find a mistake in yourself, fix it — that is the most solid increase there is.
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: 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 · Bo (Splitting Apart)
The foundation is being hollowed out bit by bit. This is no time to act.
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.