Qian, nine in the second placeHexagram 1, line 2 · Qian (Heaven) · changing to 13
The line
In plain wordsThe dragon appears in the open field. People are starting to see what you can do. This is the time to go and meet someone who can lift you up; it is favorable.
The Image commentary on this line
見龍在田，德施普也。
"A dragon appears in the field": its virtue is given out everywhere.
The small Image commentary is the earliest explanation of the line texts. It usually explains a line from its position: where it stands, whether it holds the center, and which line answers it.
Verdict
吉Favorable. This text describes a good outcome. Act the way it says and the matter can succeed. The promise has a condition: keep to the right course.
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Asking about work, love or money
- Work
- People are starting to see what you can do. Show up more now, and go meet the people who know the field and can lift you up; that is where the opportunities come from.
- Love
- The good in you is starting to get noticed, so step out into the open and stop hiding. When you meet someone worthwhile, make the first move; if you already have a partner, let the relationship be seen a little more.
- Money
- Your skills can start turning into income. Ask for advice from, or team up with, people who know the business and can be trusted; that beats feeling your way alone.
This is how to read it when this is the only changing line. With several changing lines, first see which text governs; for the hexagram as a whole, see Qian.
Line position
A yang line in a yin place: it is not in its proper place; it holds the center of its trigram. Its partner is the fifth line, which is also yang, so there is no answer from it.
Second place: the center of the lower trigram, a place of praise. Stay centered and yielding.
When you get this line
If this is the only changing line in your cast (three backs, old yang), this line is your answer. The primary hexagram is Qian (Heaven); when this line changes it becomes Tongren (Fellowship): hexagram 1 changing to 13.
Which text to read with several changing lines →
Resulting hexagram · Tongren (Fellowship)
Find like-minded people and do it together. This can succeed.