Li, nine at the beginningHexagram 30, line 1 · Li (Clinging Fire) · changing to 56

The line

The Image commentary on this line

履錯之敬，以辟咎也。

The reverence of "footsteps crisscrossing": this is to avoid blame.

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.

• 无咎 no blame: no fault attaches, often because a mistake is corrected in time

How to read good fortune, misfortune, regret, humiliation and no blame →

Asking about work, love or money

Work

You are just starting out, there is a lot to sort through, and you are in a hurry to move up, so your steps are bound to be a little tangled. Take every task seriously and treat people with respect, and you will steer clear of mistakes.

Love

When you are just getting to know someone, or a relationship is entering a new stage, your heart is in a jumble and you are eager to move ahead. Slow down, give the other person a little more respect and care, and you will not go wrong.

Money

You have just started managing money on your own; there is a lot going on, and you want results quickly. Treat every sum with care, ask about what you don't understand, and don't make hasty moves; 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 Li.

Line position

A yang line in a yang place: it is in its proper place. Its partner is the fourth line, which is also yang, so there is no answer from it.

First place: the beginning of the matter. Low position, little power. Begin carefully.

Proper place, center and correspondence explained →

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 Li (Clinging Fire); when this line changes it becomes Lü (The Wanderer): hexagram 30 changing to 56.

Which text to read with several changing lines →