Dun, nine at the topHexagram 33, line 6 · Dun (Retreat) · changing to 31
The line
In plain wordsYou withdraw far away, broad of heart, relaxed and unhurried. Nothing that is not favorable.
The Image commentary on this line
肥遯，无不利；无所疑也。
"A retreat in ease and plenty. Nothing that is not favorable": there is nothing left to doubt.
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 are already far away from all the scrambling, with nothing tying you down and nothing you can't let go of. Get on with your own work in peace, relaxed and at ease, and whatever you do goes smoothly.
- Love
- You have no doubts and nothing you can't let go of; you are already standing clear of the drama. This kind of ease is rare. There is no need to prove anything. Live freely, and nothing is unfavorable.
- Money
- You have already pulled far back from the risk, and having enough is enough. Don't envy what others are making, and don't go back to get mixed up in it. With an easy mind, nothing about money 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 Dun.
Line position
A yang line in a yin place: it is not in its proper place. Its partner is the third line, which is also yang, so there is no answer from it.
Top place: the end of the matter. What reaches its limit turns. Know when to stop.
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 Dun (Retreat); when this line changes it becomes Xian (Mutual Influence): hexagram 33 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.