Sui, six at the topHexagram 17, line 6 · Sui (Following) · changing to 25
The line
In plain wordsBound tightly together, impossible to untie. When following goes this far, the sincerity is enough to reach the spirits — like the Zhou king making offerings on the Western Mountain.
The Image commentary on this line
拘係之，上窮也。
"Seized and bound": at the top, it has run out.
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. The text gives no verdict, only an image. Ask what in your situation the image resembles. The answer is there.
How to read good fortune, misfortune, regret, humiliation and no blame →
Asking about work, love or money
- Work
- You are already bound up deeply with a person or a cause, and you cannot just walk away. Since that is so, make your commitment real and keep going with a sincere heart; don't keep wavering.
- Love
- Your heart is already tied fast to a person or a relationship; the knot cannot be undone, and you don't want it undone. Then keep it with all sincerity and treat the other person with a true heart, and don't let this bond turn into the two of you tying each other down.
- Money
- Your money is already tied up tightly in one venture or partnership and cannot be pulled out for now. Stop thrashing back and forth. Run it well in good faith and keep your word, and you will not 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 Sui.
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 Sui (Following); when this line changes it becomes Wuwang (Innocence): hexagram 17 changing to 25.
Which text to read with several changing lines →
Resulting hexagram · Wuwang (Innocence)
Honestly do what ought to be done. Don't count on luck, and don't make rash moves.