Jin, six in the fifth placeHexagram 35, line 5 · Jin (Advance) · changing to 12
The line
In plain wordsRegret vanishes. Gain or loss, do not take either to heart — let go of the calculating, profit-seeking mind, go forward, and there is good fortune; nothing that is not favorable.
The Image commentary on this line
失得勿恤，往有慶也。
"Do not worry over loss or gain": going brings cause for celebration.
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
- Stop going over a single gain or loss again and again. Put the calculating aside and focus on moving forward. If you walk the right way, nothing is unfavorable, and past regrets will pass too.
- Love
- Stop keeping score of who gives more and who gets less, and stop worrying about losing what you have. If you like someone, go to them openly; if you are together, treat each other sincerely. Moving forward is good.
- Money
- Don't fix your eyes on short-term gains and losses. Let go of penny-pinching calculation and push ahead with doing what needs doing well. With a broader outlook, 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 Jin.
Line position
A yin line in a yang place: it is not in its proper place; it holds the center of its trigram. Its partner is the second line, which is also yin, so there is no answer from it.
Fifth place: the center of the upper trigram, the ruler's seat, a place of achievement. This is where things are decided.
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 Pi (Standstill): hexagram 35 changing to 12.
Which text to read with several changing lines →
Resulting hexagram · Pi (Standstill)
This is a time when everything is blocked and shut off. It is not a good time to get things done.