Yi, nine at the topHexagram 27, line 6 · Yi (Nourishment) · changing to 24
The line
In plain wordsEveryone depends on you for their nourishment. The position is high and the burden heavy; stay mindful of danger at every moment and there is good fortune. You can take on a major challenge.
The Image commentary on this line
由頤厲吉，大有慶也。
"The source of nourishment. Danger, yet good fortune": there is great cause for rejoicing.
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
- Everyone depends on you for their living, and you carry the heaviest load. All the more reason to stay alert at every moment and think of the worst case. Keep that caution, and you can get through even a major challenge.
- Love
- The other person and those around you all lean on you; you have become everyone's support. The load is heavy, so stay alert at every moment and don't assume things are secure. With that care, you can get over even the hardest hurdle.
- Money
- Your whole household's livelihood rests on you. With every sum, think first of what could go wrong and keep something in reserve; don't get careless. Keep a sense of danger, and even if you take on something big, you can carry it.
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 Yi.
Line position
A yang line in a yin place: it is not in its proper place. Its partner is the third line, which is its opposite, so the two answer each other.
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 backs, old yang), this line is your answer. The primary hexagram is Yi (Nourishment); when this line changes it becomes Fu (Return): hexagram 27 changing to 24.
Which text to read with several changing lines →
Resulting hexagram · Fu (Return)
The worst is over, and the turn has come.