I Ching, Yijing or Zhou Yi
"Oracle of the moon": © 2000 LiSe
Yi Jing, Oracle of the Moon
Qián-Gěn, Heaven-Mountain
What are the potential and qualities of this situation?
Qian's Qi is powerful and energetic; it refers to wealth and glory, leadership and taking charge. The laws of Heaven give life its power, endurance and creativity. Qián provides the substrate that gives all things structure and meaning. Qian deals with the mental or intangible.
Heaven regulates the time and following it gives you the right timing. Look up at the North pole and you will see the entire cosmos turning around it, everything moves according to Heaven's law. A person, team or venture with Heaven can reason and judge well and they are known for their strong, powerful appearance.
天命 tiānmìng, mandate of heaven; destiny; fate; one's life span.
乾元 qiányuán beginning of creation.
What is the subject, intent or hope of your question?
Gěn or Mountain. He is high but does not boast, is strong but does not force anyone. Gen may be grumpy or a recluse but has a good heart and cares. Gěn is about individuality, staying true to yourself even when it is difficult and giving in would be easier. Gěn stands high above the valley below and seems aloof, but the mountain shelters and feeds the valley, makes the clouds release their water and sends it down to the vegetation and all creatures at its foot.
What do you want or need to do, or what will fate cause to happen in this situation?
When Qián changes to Gěn, the individual becomes aware of anything that is not in accordance with the heavenly laws and turns away from it. When too close to judge, too close to remain free or clean, too close to danger or to harmful things or people, too close to oversee, then it is better to withdraw and take control of your situation and regain power over your life and mind.
The initiative
The top line (Heaven-line) shows the change of the focus or initiative.
The top line is stationary yang. A yang initiative, entering a yang world, fits right in. Both clear and inspiring, full of plans. Even when other things change, you will remain giving, pouring ideas, efforts or money into this situation. Yang brings and spreads creativity and ideas with a good basic structure, It is the master of good timing and planning, but not of finding a final solution or concrete results.
Stay within limits, Yang is also prone to deplete itself. It is relentless, and it can focus so intensely on mental images that they can turn into air castles or delusions. Yin is necessary for concrete results but not before the planning is right, too early can be disastrous, no matter the quality of your ideas or how determined you are.
Yang has the talent to enjoy the road
before reaching any destination.
The initiative
The top line (Heaven-line) shows the initiative now and its change.
The top line is unchanging yang. The initiative remains clear and inspiring, continuing with plans and monitoring the process. Even when other things change, you will remain giving, pouring ideas, efforts or money into this situation, but not yet finding a solution or concrete results.
Yang brings and spreads creativity and ideas with a good basic structure, but it is not yet the time to concretize them. Stay within limits, yang brings increase but is also prone to deplete itself, it is relentless, and it can also be so focused on mental images that they can turn into air castles or delusions.
The subject
The bottom line (Earth-line) shows the change of the field or subject.
变初九为巽为风。 春风融和利物, 夏风散雨收云, 秋风物物收敛, 冬风寒水成冰。静正则吉, 往进则凶, 阴道须得志, 亦不可恃势妄作。
The bottom line activates Xun, activates the Wind. To be calm and indifferent to fame and gain, inclined to purity, is favorable. Wanting to go forward is unfavorable. The way of yin is striving for ambition. One cannot rely on one's position or influence or act recklessly or unethically.
When Xun enters the world of Qian, Wind and Heaven bring changes, but these forces are often too large and intangible for man. The only real change can be in the subject you focus on. With every change of interest, every choice or insight, fate will change its course. Sometimes in big ways, sometimes hardly noticeable.
When you bring a creation into the world, it needs your love and dedication to grow and thrive, but also your severity and strength because the world can be hostile and dangerous. Heaven gives the strong background in which Wind can play around. Wind is indecisive, but this is the only way to choose, to create. The balance between Qián and Xùn is subtle but rewarding, it is creating your own life or something new unknown.
General: What you can do, or what will happen in this situation, is yin. It aligns with the Earth-line, but the potential in these surroundings or this time is yang. You want (or will) come closer to concrete realizations, but problems also become real. All this is not really easy amidst yang. Yang can be overbearing, through influence or force, so you need to hold on to what you really want, and yet not to force anything.
Examine when the work can proceed and when it must be held back. Who can participate in your project and who would hinder it. Your project absorbs more energy and resources, and these should be used wisely. Listen to the Earth, she is creativity. You can hear her voice when you open yourself by just being you.
The timing of this change of the subject:
春风融和利物，
夏风散雨收云，
秋风物物收敛，
冬风寒水成冰。
The spring wind is pleasantly warm and good for all Iiving things. (But can be compliant and indecisive.)
The summer wind dispells the rain and gathers the clouds. (Crops or relations may suffer from dryness.)
The autumn wind shepherds and gathers the proceeds of work. (It brings happiness.)
The winter wind turns the cold water into ice. (But it stimulates the necessary growth force for the coming spring.)
The outcome
The middle line (Man-line) shows the outcome.
长育之君, 万象贤明, 百物附丽。
The change of the middle yang line activates Li, which is fire and the sun, spewing flames and brightly radiant; its rays illuminate everything under the sky, its image is repeated eminent yang.
It is the ruler who brings greatness. The source of life and clarity for everything on Earth, all beings bind themselves to it.
When Li enters a time of Qian, the outcome will need more work before you can show anything. Fire brings light, but she is the messenger of Heaven's laws and structures. Heaven is strict, so Fire also demands that everything is organized and clear and concrete, reflecting the light. Rightly so, without order the world would turn into chaos. Creatures need to recognize each other, friend or enemy, kin or stranger, hunter or prey.
General: When yang meets yin, its shine will decrease, but now things will proceed in a more tangible way. Resources will be used to create concrete results. Things change from giving to absorbing, from ideas and inspiration to processing, from overviewing to being part of the work. And if there are problems, a decrease can be what you need.
It can also mean that it is time to pass the reins to your guts and intuition instead of your head.
春天无日, 阴雨连绵, 物难发生,荣中有辱。
夏天无日, 暗晦阴暝, 火势消灭, 物难长养, 一暴十寒, 凶荒必致。
秋冬遇此, 愈加速遭, 雨雪连连, 类多愁嗟。
When there is no sun in the spring, there is a lot of rain and it is difficult for life to manifest itself. In the midst of fame is shame.
When there is no sun in summer, it is dark as night; the fire dies out and what lives can hardly be nourished and grow large, it goes in fits and starts. There will be lean years.
If this happens in the fall or winter, progress is even more difficult; rain and snow fall continuously. The people sigh and are worried.
Overview of the lines.
Activating (when the second is different) or stationary (when they are similar)
A Yang line is generally bright and giving. Yang is great for enthusiasm and spreading joy or success, but don’t expect solid results.
A Yin line generally does the work. Yin absorbs and converts resources into tangible results. It brings peace and a sense of security.
In this answer the line is stationary Yang: the initiative is clear and strong, this is a good time to develop visions and plans, pouring in creativity, efforts and enthusiasm.
The subject (bottom line or Earth line) is the 'reality' of your question or the ‘field’ of action. A situation or person, resources, materials, facts.
In this answer the line is activated Yin: it is too early for clear results; more work is needed. This line is the most difficult to influence, she is careful and follows her own creativity and decisions, but she is the one who turns resources into concrete results.
The outcome (middle line or Man Line) is what you or others or fate cause to happen 'between Heaven and Earth'. It is the outcome of this question. It can be physical or mental or both. If this is a yes/no question, then yang means yes, yin means no. Both can be good or bad, depending on the question.