Bi, six in the fifth placeHexagram 22, line 5 · Bi (Adornment) · changing to 37
The line
In plain wordsWhat is adorned is the hills and gardens, yet the gift you bring is only a thin roll of silk. Valuing what is fundamental over show, you look shabby and stingy, and it is a little embarrassing; but in ritual, frugal is better than lavish, and in the end there is good fortune.
The Image commentary on this line
六五之吉，有喜也。
The good fortune of the six in the fifth place: there is joy.
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
慎Proceed with care. The outcome can be good, but the text carries a warning. Take the warning seriously and the good outcome is yours.
How to read good fortune, misfortune, regret, humiliation and no blame →
Asking about work, love or money
- Work
- You put your mind on the solid basics and skip the show, so you look shabby on formal occasions and may be laughed at for being stingy. It is a little embarrassing, but hold to thrift and practicality, and in the end it proves right.
- Love
- The way you show your feelings is very plain: the gift is not expensive and the occasion is not grand, and you may feel it is hardly worth offering. Don't strain to keep up appearances. When the feeling is real, in the end it brings joy.
- Money
- You spend only on what is essential and keep gifts and hosting simple, so people are bound to call you stingy, and for a while it is a little awkward. But thrift is better than extravagance; stick to this way and in the end it turns out well.
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 Bi.
Line position
A yin line in a yang place: it is not in its proper place; it holds the center of its trigram. Its partner is the second line, which is also yin, so there is no answer from it.
Fifth place: the center of the upper trigram, the ruler's seat, a place of achievement. This is where things are decided.
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 Bi (Adornment); when this line changes it becomes Jiaren (The Family): hexagram 22 changing to 37.
Which text to read with several changing lines →
Resulting hexagram · Jiaren (The Family)
First put the affairs of the household (your own inner circle) in order.