Meng, six in the fifth placeHexagram 4, line 5 · Meng (Youthful Ignorance) · changing to 59
The line
In plain wordsSimple and open-minded like a child, and willing to be taught. Good fortune.
The Image commentary on this line
童蒙之吉，順以巽也。
The good fortune of "the ignorance of a child": he is compliant and gentle.
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
- Even if you have position and experience, put aside your airs and ask with an open mind, like a newcomer. People who are willing to learn and to listen are the ones who get things done well.
- Love
- Don't hold yourself aloof, and don't assume you already understand the other person. Be a little simpler: ask sincerely, and listen carefully to what they think. If you are willing to set yourself aside like this, the relationship goes well.
- Money
- There is no shame in admitting you don't understand money matters. Learn with an open mind from someone knowledgeable and reliable, and then do honestly as they say; that is the right way.
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 Meng.
Line position
A yin line in a yang place: it is not in its proper place; it holds the center of its trigram. Its partner is the second line, which is its opposite, so the two answer each other.
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 inscribed sides, old yin), this line is your answer. The primary hexagram is Meng (Youthful Ignorance); when this line changes it becomes Huan (Dispersion): hexagram 4 changing to 59.
Which text to read with several changing lines →
Resulting hexagram · Huan (Dispersion)
People's hearts, or the situation, have scattered and need to be drawn together again.