Xu, nine at the beginningHexagram 5, line 1 · Xu (Waiting) · changing to 48
The line
In plain wordsWaiting out on the outskirts. Danger is still far away. Go on doing whatever you would normally do, don't hurry forward, and you will not go wrong.
The Image commentary on this line
需于郊，不犯難行也。利用恆，无咎，未失常也。
"Waiting on the outskirts": one does not rush into difficulty. "It is favorable to keep to the usual. No blame": the constant has not been lost.
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.
How to read good fortune, misfortune, regret, humiliation and no blame →
Asking about work, love or money
- Work
- Trouble is still far off, so there is no need to tense up early, and no need to rush toward it. Do the work in hand at your usual pace, and you will not go wrong.
- Love
- In love, it is nowhere near time to make a decision or have things out. Go on as usual, with the other person and with your days; don't rush things forward, and don't frighten yourself.
- Money
- The risk is still a long way off. Don't get swept along by what others are doing, and don't rush to make a move. Save and spend by your usual habits without breaking your own rhythm; that is the steadiest 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 Xu.
Line position
A yang line in a yang place: it is in its proper place. Its partner is the fourth line, which is its opposite, so the two answer each other.
First place: the beginning of the matter. Low position, little power. Begin carefully.
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 Xu (Waiting); when this line changes it becomes Jing (The Well): hexagram 5 changing to 48.
Which text to read with several changing lines →
Resulting hexagram · Jing (The Well)
The fundamental thing has not changed. The question is whether you are using it well, and using it all the way.