Zhun, six in the fourth placeHexagram 3, line 4 · Zhun (Difficult Beginnings) · changing to 17
The line
In plain wordsOn horseback but hesitating, not moving forward. This is the time to set aside your pride and go to that reliable person below you to work together. Go, and there is good fortune; nothing about it is unfavorable.
The Image commentary on this line
求而往，明也。
To seek and then go: this is clarity.
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
- If you can't move it on your own, don't force it and don't stand on your dignity. Set aside your pride and go to a steady, reliable person to work together, even if they have less standing than you. Go, and it goes well.
- Love
- Rather than hesitating to move forward, take a little initiative and don't wait for the other person to come first. When you meet someone steady and sincere, go closer; if you have a partner, there is no shame in reaching out first. Taking the step is good.
- Money
- What you can't hold up alone, find someone to join hands with, and take the first step. Don't look only at the famous and the grand; find someone steady and dependable. Go and talk; nothing about it is unfavorable.
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 Zhun.
Line position
A yin line in a yin place: it is in its proper place. Its partner is the first line, which is its opposite, so the two answer each other.
Fourth place: next to the ruler, a place of caution. Serve those above with care.
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 Zhun (Difficult Beginnings); when this line changes it becomes Sui (Following): hexagram 3 changing to 17.
Which text to read with several changing lines →
Resulting hexagram · Sui (Following)
Go with the times and follow the right people, and you won't go wrong.