Heng, nine in the second placeHexagram 32, line 2 · Heng (Endurance) · changing to 62
The line
In plain wordsRegret has vanished. The position was not quite right to begin with, but you can hold to the middle way for the long run.
The Image commentary on this line
九二悔亡，能久中也。
For the nine in the second place "regret vanishes": he can last long in the center.
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
- Your position may not be the best fit, but as long as you keep working without going to extremes, with a good sense of proportion, your earlier regrets will fade. Keep going like this for the long run.
- Love
- Your circumstances may not be ideal and conditions may not be perfect, but as long as you keep a sense of proportion, neither neglecting nor overdoing it, you will have no regrets. Keep to that balance, for the long haul.
- Money
- Your circumstances are not great, but as long as you keep to the middle way over the long run, not greedy, not wasteful, and not so tight that you hurt yourself or those around you, you will have no regrets.
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 Heng.
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 its opposite, so the two answer each other.
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 Heng (Endurance); when this line changes it becomes Xiaoguo (Small Excess): hexagram 32 changing to 62.
Which text to read with several changing lines →
Resulting hexagram · Xiaoguo (Small Excess)
Small things can be done; do not touch the big ones. Better to stay a little low.