Fu, six in the fifth placeHexagram 24, line 5 · Fu (Return) · changing to 3
The line
In plain wordsComing back to the right road honestly and steadily. Nothing to regret.
The Image commentary on this line
敦復无悔，中以自考也。
"An earnest return. No regret": from the center he examines himself.
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
- Get back on the right road steadily and honestly, without putting on a show and without making excuses. Check yourself against that road now and then, and you will have nothing to regret.
- Love
- Be kind and sincere with the people you care about, and steadily bring your love life back on track, without acting and without scheming. Reflect on yourself often, and there will be nothing to regret.
- Money
- Go back honestly to safe, steady ways: live within your means and stop counting on luck. Check your own accounts every so often, and you can rest easy.
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 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 Fu (Return); when this line changes it becomes Zhun (Difficult Beginnings): hexagram 24 changing to 3.
Which text to read with several changing lines →
Resulting hexagram · Zhun (Difficult Beginnings)
Every beginning is hard, and right now you are in the hardest part of the beginning.