Qian, nine in the fifth placeHexagram 1, line 5 · Qian (Heaven) · changing to 14
The line
In plain wordsThe dragon has flown up into the sky. This is the time to show everything you can do; both the position and the timing are right. Go and meet the great person who matters; it is favorable.
The Image commentary on this line
飛龍在天，大人造也。
"A dragon flying in the sky": the great person is at work.
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.
How to read good fortune, misfortune, regret, humiliation and no blame →
Asking about work, love or money
- Work
- This is the time to show everything you can do; both your position and the timing are on your side. Make the call when it needs making, take on the heavy load, and go meet the people who matter most to this.
- Love
- The time is ripe. You can say plainly what you feel and let the relationship settle one step further. Treat the other person openly and honestly, and let them see that you mean it.
- Money
- Things can get done and money can be made now, so go ahead and work at it freely. But growing big rests on the right path and on your word. Work with the right people, and don't take shortcuts for speed.
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 yang place: it is in its proper place; it holds the center of its trigram. Its partner is the second line, which is also yang, so there is no answer from it.
Fifth place: the center of the upper trigram, the ruler's seat, a place of achievement. This is where things are decided.
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 Dayou (Great Possession): hexagram 1 changing to 14.
Which text to read with several changing lines →
Resulting hexagram · Dayou (Great Possession)
A time of rich harvest. Everything goes very smoothly.