P'i / Standstill [Stagnation]
above: Ch'ien The Creative, Heaven
below: K'un The Receptive, Earth
Nine in the fourth place means:
He who acts at the command of the highest
Remains without blame.
Those of like mind partake of the blessing.
The time of standstill is nearing the point of change into its
opposite. Whoever wishes to restore order must feel himself called to
the task and have the necessary authority. A man who sets himself up as
capable of creating order according to his own judgment could make
mistakes and end in failure. But the man who is truly called to the
task is favored by the conditions of the time, and all those of like
mind will share in his blessing.