Daguo, nine in the second placeHexagram 28, line 2 · Daguo (Great Excess) · changing to 31
The line
In plain wordsA withered poplar sends up new shoots from its root, an old man marries a young wife — there can still be offspring, and nothing is unfavorable. The side that has gone too far gains fresh, newborn strength to make up for it.
The Image commentary on this line
老夫女妻，過以相與也。
"An old man" and "a young wife": they go beyond the usual to be with each other.
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 been in one place for a long time and have grown a little dry and stiff. Learn something new, take on a new piece of work, and let yourself grow again from the root; whatever you do will be favorable.
- Love
- A heart that has been quiet for a long time is sending up new shoots. If you are single, don't turn away someone very different from you; if you have a partner, try a new way of being together, and the relationship will come alive again.
- Money
- Your old line of work is earning with more and more strain, but the roots are still alive. Team up with people who are younger or full of fresh ideas, give it new blood, and it can still bring in new income; nothing is unfavorable.
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 yang line in a yin place: it is not in its proper place; it holds the center of its trigram. Its partner is the fifth line, which is also yang, so there is no answer from it.
Second place: the center of the lower trigram, a place of praise. Stay centered and yielding.
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 Daguo (Great Excess); when this line changes it becomes Xian (Mutual Influence): hexagram 28 changing to 31.
Which text to read with several changing lines →
Resulting hexagram · Xian (Mutual Influence)
There is a response between you, a mutual liking. That is a good thing.