Lü, nine at the beginningHexagram 10, line 1 · Lü (Treading) · changing to 6
The line
In plain wordsGo forward in the plain, simple way you always have; going brings no blame. You have not yet been pulled off course by outside things, so stay just like this.
The Image commentary on this line
素履之往，獨行願也。
Going on by "treading in plain simplicity": he alone carries out his wish.
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
- You are just starting out, so work in the steady, honest way you always have. There is no need to copy others in putting on appearances or hunting for connections. Go forward plainly, true to what you set out to do, and you will not go wrong.
- Love
- Be with people as you really are. Don't pretend or put on an act, and don't let other people's standards pull you off course. If you want to get closer, simply get closer; if you want to say something, say it plainly. Going forward like this is no mistake.
- Money
- Keep to the plain way you have always lived. Don't follow the crowd in spending or in earning, and don't let other people's displays of wealth dazzle you. Go forward with this simplicity and you can't go wrong.
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 Lü.
Line position
A yang line in a yang place: it is in its proper place. Its partner is the fourth line, which is also yang, 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 backs, old yang), this line is your answer. The primary hexagram is Lü (Treading); when this line changes it becomes Song (Conflict): hexagram 10 changing to 6.
Which text to read with several changing lines →
Resulting hexagram · Song (Conflict)
There is a dispute, but fighting it to the end will do you no good.