Kun, six at the beginningHexagram 2, line 1 · Kun (Earth) · changing to 24

The line

The Image commentary on this line

履霜堅冰，陰始凝也。馴致其道，至堅冰也。

"Treading on frost. Solid ice": the yin begins to congeal. Following its course step by step, it arrives at solid ice.

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

慎Proceed with care. The text gives no verdict, but the picture holds an obstacle and a warning. Slow down and watch the point it warns about.

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

Asking about work, love or money

Work

For now there are only small early signs: a delay here, a small hole nobody is looking after. Don't let them slide as trivial; trouble builds up bit by bit. Deal with it now.

Love

When something small feels off in love, a moment of coldness or a remark with an edge, don't pretend you didn't notice. Talk it through properly before it freezes over.

Money

Small money leaks are the easiest to overlook: spending you can't account for, little sums gone without a thought. Bad habits form slowly; as soon as you spot one, plug it.

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 Kun.

Line position

A yin line in a yang place: it is not in its proper place. Its partner is the fourth line, which is also yin, so there is no answer from it.

First place: the beginning of the matter. Low position, little power. Begin carefully.

Proper place, center and correspondence explained →

When you get this line

If this is the only changing line in your cast (three inscribed sides, old yin), this line is your answer. The primary hexagram is Kun (Earth); when this line changes it becomes Fu (Return): hexagram 2 changing to 24.

Which text to read with several changing lines →