Lü, nine at the topHexagram 10, line 6 · Lü (Treading) · changing to 58
The line
In plain wordsLook back at the road you have walked; good and bad both come from there. If you have walked it fully and owe nothing, there is great good fortune.
The Image commentary on this line
元吉在上，大有慶也。
"Supreme good fortune" at the top: there is great cause for rejoicing.
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 a piece of work reaches its end, don't rush to turn the page. Go back over every step, since both the good and the bad come from there. If you walked it thoroughly and let no one down, it could not be better.
- Love
- Look back at how you have treated people in love along the way. Make up for where you fell short; if you have done it fully and your conscience is clear, this love is whole and complete.
- Money
- Go back over your accounts for this stretch: where the money came from, where it went, and whether you owe anyone. If it came cleanly and you owe nothing, there is supreme good fortune; whatever you still owe, pay it off first.
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 yin place: it is not in its proper place. Its partner is the third line, which is its opposite, so the two answer each other.
Top place: the end of the matter. What reaches its limit turns. Know when to stop.
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 Dui (Joy): hexagram 10 changing to 58.
Which text to read with several changing lines →
Resulting hexagram · Dui (Joy)
When people are amiable and enjoy each other's company, things go smoothly.