Facts (checkable)
The primary is Waiting; Line 3 is the top of the lower trigram, right against Kan; it changes into Limitation. Anyone working from the same numbers gets the same result.
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LAYER 01 · COURSE 2 · FREE
Reading Hexagrams
Course one taught you to recognize a hexagram; this one teaches you to read it. One real question runs through six lessons; in the seventh you read a new case on your own.
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About 6 min
Get the facts straight
Six numbers → primary, moving line, changed hexagram. A fact sheet before any interpretation.
ONE THING TO REMEMBER
Before interpreting, write the fact sheet: six numbers, primary, moving line, changed, rule. Facts can be checked; every interpretation must point back to one.
RUNNING CASE
Q: A project has started, but outside conditions are not ready yet. Should I keep pushing now?
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PrimaryWaitingWater over Heaven
Moving lineLine 3 · 九三Line 3 came out 9
ChangedLimitationWater over Lake
Reading ruleOne moving line: read that linewith both Judgments as context
Five lines to write before interpreting
- 1Six numbers
7 · 7 · 9 · 8 · 7 · 8, bottom to top.
- 2Primary
7 and 9 are yang, 6 and 8 yin: the lower three are all yang, Qian; the upper three are Kan. Water over Heaven: Waiting (5).
- 3Moving line
Only Line 3 is a 9 (old yang): 九三 moves.
- 4Changed
Line 3 turns yin, so the lower trigram goes from Qian ☰ to Dui ☱. Water over Lake: Limitation (60).
- 5Rule
One moving line: read Line 3 of Waiting, with both Judgments as context.
Keep “what it is” apart from “what I think it says”
Interpretation (needs reasons)
“Do not force it now”, “set limits on the push”. These are judgments; each should point back to a fact or a line of text.
Why this comes first
One factual slip sends every later step off course. The usual slips: reversing the trigrams (reading Heaven over Water, Conflict) or counting lines from the top.
Try it now
Get each small point right once and you pass. A miss is fine: it comes back two questions later, asked a new way.