Yu, six at the topHexagram 16, line 6 · Yu (Enthusiasm) · changing to 35
The line
In plain wordsLost in pleasure in total darkness, to the point where it has become a habit. But if you can change, there is no blame — the door to mending your ways is always open.
The Image commentary on this line
冥豫在上，何可長也。
"Delight in the dark" at the top: how could it last long?
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
- Coasting, putting things off, sinking into comfort: it has become a habit. But if you are willing to change, changing now is no fault. Days like these cannot last; the door back is still open.
- Love
- The two of you have sunk into eating, drinking and having fun, or you have grown used to indulging yourself in love, and it has become a pattern. If you can change, there is no blame; turn back now, and it is not too late.
- Money
- Spending on pleasure has become a habit, and your accounts are growing muddled. Change now: cut what you should not be spending and sort out your books. If you are willing to change, there is no blame.
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. Its partner is the third line, which is also yin, so there is no answer from it.
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 inscribed sides, old yin), this line is your answer. The primary hexagram is Yu (Enthusiasm); when this line changes it becomes Jin (Advance): hexagram 16 changing to 35.
Which text to read with several changing lines →
Resulting hexagram · Jin (Advance)
A rising period; those above will recognize you.