Mingyi, nine in the third placeHexagram 36, line 3 · Mingyi (Darkened Light) · changing to 24
The line
In plain wordsMarching south on campaign, you capture the chief wrongdoer. But the old abuses run too deep; you cannot rush to correct everything at one stroke.
The Image commentary on this line
南狩之志，乃大得也。
The purpose of "the southern hunt": something great is gained.
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. The text gives no verdict, but the picture holds an obstacle and a warning. Slow down and watch the point it warns about.
How to read good fortune, misfortune, regret, humiliation and no blame →
Asking about work, love or money
- Work
- You have finally gotten hold of the root of the problem and brought down its most crucial link. But the problems that have built up run too deep; don't rush to fix everything in one go. Take it step by step.
- Love
- You have finally seen the biggest sticking point clearly and found the courage to face it. But habits and grievances that have built up run too deep to hurry. Don't expect everything to change at once, and don't push the other person.
- Money
- You have finally found and plugged the biggest leak that was dragging you down. Plenty of old bad habits remain. Don't try to clear them all at once; sorting them out slowly is the steady way.
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 Mingyi.
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 Mingyi (Darkened Light); when this line changes it becomes Fu (Return): hexagram 36 changing to 24.
Which text to read with several changing lines →
Resulting hexagram · Fu (Return)
The worst is over, and the turn has come.