Bi, six at the beginningHexagram 8, line 1 · Bi (Alliance) · changing to 3
The line
In plain wordsDraw close to people with real sincerity: no blame. When your sincerity is as full as a brimming clay jar, in the end unexpected good things come as well. Good fortune.
The Image commentary on this line
比之初六，有它吉也。
The six at the beginning of Bi: "something more comes from elsewhere", and it is good fortune.
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
- When you first meet a new team or new partners, what counts is solid sincerity. Don't play games; be fully genuine, as solid as a jar filled to the brim. Unexpected good things often come from exactly this.
- Love
- Whether you want to get close to someone or closer to the other person, being genuine is enough; no technique is needed. Treat people with sincerity filled to the brim, and there will be good you never expected.
- Money
- In dealing with people and working out partnerships, make your honesty complete first: do what you say, and keep your accounts clear. Be plain and keep your word, don't grab at small gains, and that is the kind of road that opens wide.
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 Bi.
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.
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 Bi (Alliance); when this line changes it becomes Zhun (Difficult Beginnings): hexagram 8 changing to 3.
Which text to read with several changing lines →
Resulting hexagram · Zhun (Difficult Beginnings)
Every beginning is hard, and right now you are in the hardest part of the beginning.