Daguo, six at the beginningHexagram 28, line 1 · Daguo (Great Excess) · changing to 43
The line
In plain wordsFirst lay a mat of clean white thatch grass on the ground, then set things on it. In extraordinary times, being careful almost to excess brings no blame.
The Image commentary on this line
藉用白茅，柔在下也。
"Spreading white thatch grass underneath": the yielding is below.
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
- When the load is heavy, you cannot be too careful at the start. Lay a solid base under every step, leave yourself some room and get the details right, and nothing will go wrong.
- Love
- When your love life is under strain, no amount of care in what you say and do is too much. Look after the other person's feelings first, cushion things with a gentle word, then raise what matters, and neither of you will get hurt.
- Money
- When the burden is heavy, you cannot be too cautious. Before you touch any money, set aside a cushion first, and handle every sum with care; then nothing will 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 Daguo.
Line position
A yin line in a yang place: it is not 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 inscribed sides, old yin), this line is your answer. The primary hexagram is Daguo (Great Excess); when this line changes it becomes Guai (Resolution): hexagram 28 changing to 43.
Which text to read with several changing lines →
Resulting hexagram · Guai (Resolution)
There is something that should be cleared away, and the time has come to decide.