Xian, nine in the third placeHexagram 31, line 3 · Xian (Mutual Influence) · changing to 45
The line
In plain wordsThe feeling is in the thigh: no mind of your own, moving whenever someone else moves. Go forward like this and you will be embarrassed.
The Image commentary on this line
咸其股，亦不處也。志在隨人，所執下也。
"The influence is in the thigh": he too does not stay still. His purpose is to follow others; what he holds to is low.
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. There is some risk, or some regret left over, but nothing serious. Notice it early, correct it early, and things turn for the better.
How to read good fortune, misfortune, regret, humiliation and no blame →
Asking about work, love or money
- Work
- Wherever others go, you follow, with no view of your own; carry on like this and it will only end in embarrassment. Stop and think: is this really the direction you want?
- Love
- One word from the other person and you turn right along with them, forgetting what you want yourself. Keep giving in and following like this, and it will turn embarrassing. First find your own heart again.
- Money
- Buying whatever you see others buy, putting money wherever others say is good: go on like this and it will end in embarrassment. How you spend and where you keep your money should be your own decision.
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 Xian.
Line position
A yang line in a yang place: it is in its proper place. Its partner is the top line, which is its opposite, so the two answer each other.
Third place: the top of the lower trigram, a place of risk. A moment of transition. Be on guard.
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 Xian (Mutual Influence); when this line changes it becomes Cui (Gathering): hexagram 31 changing to 45.
Which text to read with several changing lines →
Resulting hexagram · Cui (Gathering)
People and resources are coming together; this is the time to get things done.