Jin, six in the second placeHexagram 35, line 2 · Jin (Advance) · changing to 64
The line
In plain wordsYou want to move up but are full of worry, because no one above is there to receive you. Stay true and there is good fortune; in the end you will receive a great blessing from that venerable elder.
The Image commentary on this line
受茲介福，以中正也。
"One receives this great blessing": because it is central and correct.
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 working hard to move up, but no one above is reaching down to you, and it worries you. Don't go looking for back doors. Keep to your role and do things properly; the people above you and your elders do see it.
- Love
- You want to take a step forward, but no one is speaking up for you or bringing you together, and it worries you. Don't rush. Hold on to your sincerity and your sense of proportion; an elder's approval and blessing is a great gift at a time like this.
- Money
- No one is giving you a hand up and you feel anxious, but don't take shady shortcuts for the sake of speed. Keep working steadily by proper means; the elders and mentors willing to help you value exactly this kind of reliability.
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 Jin.
Line position
A yin line in a yin place: it is in its proper place; it holds the center of its trigram. Its partner is the fifth line, which is also yin, 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 inscribed sides, old yin), this line is your answer. The primary hexagram is Jin (Advance); when this line changes it becomes Weiji (Before Completion): hexagram 35 changing to 64.
Which text to read with several changing lines →
Resulting hexagram · Weiji (Before Completion)
Not done yet. One last step remains, and this is the step where mistakes come most easily.