The reading is a lens for reflection, not an instruction you must obey.
1. Ask one clear question
Use your own words. Questions about a choice you can influence are usually more useful than requests for certainty about another person or the distant future.
2. Select the upper trigram
The eight numbers illuminate in Earlier Heaven order. Hold the question in mind and press Stop when the moment feels right.
3. Select the lower trigram
Stay with the same question and press Stop once more. The two trigrams form the primary hexagram.
4. Add movement through time
The current China branch-hour contributes to the moving-line calculation. Changing that line forms the changed hexagram.
5. Return to real life
Notice your first response, identify one practical next step, and check the reading against evidence and the needs of everyone affected.