Yu, six in the second placeHexagram 16, line 2 · Yu (Enthusiasm) · changing to 40
The line
In plain wordsAs steady as a rock. Everyone else is sunk in comfort and pleasure, and only you hold firm; so you can see the first signs of things without waiting for nightfall. Stay true: good fortune.
The Image commentary on this line
不終日，貞吉；以中正也。
"Not waiting out the day. Staying true brings good fortune": because he is in the center and correct.
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
- Everyone else is slacking off and enjoying themselves, but you stay steady as a rock, so you spot the first signs the moment they appear. Pull back when you should, leave when you should, act right away without delay; hold on to this steadiness, and all is well.
- Love
- In sweet, lively times, you have not lost your head; you have steadiness inside. You can see at a glance when something is off with the other person or the relationship. Once you see it, talk it through right away instead of letting it drag; that is best.
- Money
- The people around you are enjoying themselves and spending freely, but you hold firm. The moment the wind shifts, you see it; when it is time to pull back, pull back that same day, without waiting or dragging it out. Keep this clear head and you stay on firm footing.
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 Yu.
Line position
A yin line in a yin place: it is in its proper place; it holds the center of its trigram. Its partner is the fifth line, which is also yin, so there is no answer from it.
Second place: the center of the lower trigram, a place of praise. Stay centered and yielding.
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 Yu (Enthusiasm); when this line changes it becomes Xie (Release): hexagram 16 changing to 40.
Which text to read with several changing lines →
Resulting hexagram · Xie (Release)
The difficulty is lifting; you can breathe out.