Fu, nine at the beginningHexagram 24, line 1 · Fu (Return) · changing to 2
The line
In plain wordsYou went only a short way before coming back, so it never reaches the point of regret. Great good fortune. The mistake didn't go far, and the correction came in time.
The Image commentary on this line
不遠之復，以修身也。
"Returning from not far away": this is how one cultivates oneself.
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
- You have only just noticed you are a little off course, so turn around at once. There is still time, and it will leave no regret. Correct it early and take a look at yourself while you are at it; this is the best moment to do so.
- Love
- If you said the wrong thing or handled something badly, turn back as soon as you notice: apologize and set it right. The mistake hasn't gone far and the correction comes in time; that is the best there is.
- Money
- If you spent wrongly or misjudged a little, stop and correct it right away; the loss is still small and won't come to regret. Take the chance to mend your money habits too.
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 Fu.
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 Fu (Return); when this line changes it becomes Kun (Earth): hexagram 24 changing to 2.
Which text to read with several changing lines →
Resulting hexagram · Kun (Earth)
It is not your turn to lead the charge right now. Follow the right person and do your supporting part well, and the result will be good.