Tai, nine at the beginningHexagram 11, line 1 · Tai (Peace) · changing to 46
The line
In plain wordsPull up one stalk of thatch grass and a whole string comes up joined at the roots. Go forward together with people who share your aims: good fortune.
The Image commentary on this line
拔茅征吉，志在外也。
"Pulling up thatch grass", and "setting forth brings good fortune": the purpose is set on what lies outside.
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
- Now is a good time to move forward, and not on your own. Bring along colleagues who share your aims, one drawing in the next; that is how things get moving, and going forward goes well.
- Love
- It is a good time to get out and take part in things with friends who share your interests; one person leads to the next, and you have a chance to meet the right one. If you have a partner, move forward together, and bring your circles of friends together too.
- Money
- When it comes to making money, it suits you to team up with partners you trust who share your goals, each bringing their own resources so everything links up. While things are going well, this is a good time to move ahead together.
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 Tai.
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 Tai (Peace); when this line changes it becomes Sheng (Rising): hexagram 11 changing to 46.
Which text to read with several changing lines →
Resulting hexagram · Sheng (Rising)
A steady rise; go forward with confidence.