So in my question I got #5 changing to #45 . The changing line are , from the bottom up,
1-4. So I would look at the reading for these lines to zero in in more detail advice.
THE LINES_______
Nine at the beginning means:
Waiting in the meadow.
IT furthers one to abide in what endures.
No blame.
The danger is not yet close. One is still waiting
on the open plain.
Conditions are still simple, yet there is a feeling
of something impending.
One must continue to lead a regular life as long
as possible. Only in this way
does one guard against a premature waste of strength,
keep free of blame and
error that would become a source of weakness later on.
Nine in the second place means:
Waiting on the sand.
There is some gossip.
The end brings good fortune.
The danger gradually comes closer. Sand is near
the bank of the river, and
the water means danger. Disagreements crop up.
General unrest can easily
develop in such times, and we lay the blame on
one another. He who stays
calm will succeed in making things go well in
the end. Slander will be
silenced if we do not gratify it with injured
retorts.
Nine in the third place means:
Waiting in the mud
Brings about the arrival of the enemy.
Mud is no place for waiting, since it is already
being washed by the water of
the stream. Instead of having gathered strength
to cross the stream at one try,
one has made a premature start that has got him
no farther than the muddy
bank. Such an unfavorable position invites enemies
from without, who
naturally take advantage of it. Caution and a sense
of the seriousness of the
situation are all that can keep one from injury.
Six in the fourth place means:
Waiting in blood.
Get out of the pit.
The situation is extremely dangerous. IT is of utmost
gravity now--a matter
of life and death. Bloodshed seems imminent. There is
no going forward or
backward; we are cut off as if in a pit. Now we must
simply stand fast and let
fate take its course. This composure, which keeps us
from aggravating the
trouble by anything we might do, is the only way of
getting out of the
dangerous pit.
Something to take note of is different I-Ching book give different interpretations of the reading. Not even so much different but they are explained differently. One set of words makes more sense than another but they have the same general meaning.
Ten lastly one read the general reading of the final Trigram
45. Ts'ui / Gathering Together [Massing]
above TUI THE JOYOUS, LAKE
below K'UN THE RECEPTIVE, EARTH
This hexagram is related in form and meaning to Pi,
HOLDING TOGETHER
(8). In the latter, water is over the earth; here a
lake is over the earth. But
since the lake is a place where water collects, the
idea of gathering together is
even more strongly expressed here than in the other
hexagram. The same
idea also arises from the fact that in the present
case it is two strong lines (the
fourth and the fifth) that bring about the gather
together, whereas in the
former case one strong line (the fifth) stands in
the midst of weak lines.
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of course there are those times when one goes huh?!
I do not get it
hahahaha.
One needs to have a good larf, then
meditate/pray more for clarity.
Sometimes another book is clearer
Such as this reading:
#5
Look for a time to take stock of what you have
and where you are going.
We are all a collection of gifts and deficits
and will act accordingly.
Be aware of the difficulties that you encounter
without succumbing to them.
Be careful; danger is approaching.
_______sigh
What does mean? I see it as no rest,
find what you do well and develop it more,
you will need it. Do not be
seduced by the dark side. Well something
like that. more or less ,
I will need to meditate on it.
(^_^)
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