Direct conclusion
One short phrase explains which change the answer shows.
- • not a long parable
- • not a verdict
- • not fog
answer standard
How an I Ching Answer Should Sound
An I Ching answer should be clear, restrained, and evidenced: hexagram, lines, movement, step, boundary.
Evidence
The answer must refer to the primary hexagram, lines, and resulting vector.
- • hexagram
- • moving lines
- • trigram shift
Step
The answer ends with one small timely step and one check criterion.
- • 24 hours
- • 7 days
- • Echo
Checklist
- • There is a direct answer.
- • There is a proof chain.
- • There is a timely step.
Boundaries
- • Do not write “will definitely happen.”
- • Do not give medical, legal, or financial instructions.