Small Gathering
xiǎo xù · Wind over HeavenBuild in small ways while the large thing is held back.
亨。密雲不雨，自我西郊。
Heavy clouds pile up over the western outskirts, but the rain holds off. The way is open, though your power is held back by something small. Gather slowly, since the release has not come yet.
The six lines
初九：復自道，何其咎，吉。
You come back to your own path. What fault could there be in that? This is good.
九二：牽復，吉。
You are drawn back, pulled along with others who are returning too. Holding your center this way is good.
九三：輿說輻，夫妻反目。
The spokes drop out of the cart, and husband and wife glare at each other. Forcing progress breaks the bond you depend on.
六四：有孚，血去惕出，无咎。
Be sincere, and the threat of bloodshed and the fear can both drain away. Staying honest keeps you free of fault.
九五：有孚攣如，富以其鄰。
Sincerity links you with others, hand clasped in hand. Let what you have enrich your neighbors as well.
上九：既雨既處，尚德載，婦貞厲，月幾望，君子征凶。
Rain has come and settled; virtue has piled up. A wife's persistence is at risk. The moon is nearly full, so pressing on is dangerous.
The I Ching is a tool for reflection. Do not use it as the basis for medical, legal or money decisions.