Qian, nine in the fourth placeHexagram 1, line 4 · Qian (Heaven) · changing to 9

The line

The Image commentary on this line

或躍在淵，進无咎也。

"Perhaps leaping, still in the deep": to advance brings no blame.

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

平Neutral. Neither good nor bad. Do your part, correct mistakes, and nothing will go wrong.

• 无咎 no blame: no fault attaches, often because a mistake is corrected in time

How to read good fortune, misfortune, regret, humiliation and no blame →

Asking about work, love or money

Work

Whether to step forward or step back is not settled yet. You can try, but first pick your moment and plan your way back; you don't have to force yourself to leap. Think it through before you move and you will not go wrong.

Love

You are still hesitating over whether to take a step forward. There is no need to push yourself into a decision. You can test the waters a little first and see how the other person responds.

Money

When you want to make a move but are not sure, don't stake everything. Take small steps and keep a way out. Add more once you see clearly; if you don't, hold where you are.

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. Its partner is the first line, which is also yang, so there is no answer from it.

Fourth place: next to the ruler, a place of caution. Serve those above with care.

Proper place, center and correspondence explained →

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 Xiaoxu (Small Restraint): hexagram 1 changing to 9.

Which text to read with several changing lines →