Jiaren, six in the second placeHexagram 37, line 2 · Jiaren (The Family) · changing to 9
The line
In plain wordsDo not act on your own authority; take good care of the household's meals. Stay true: good fortune.
The Image commentary on this line
六二之吉，順以巽也。
The good fortune of six in the second place: it is compliant and gentle.
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
- There is no need to take matters into your own hands and grab the big jobs. Doing your everyday duties well and carefully is your greatest use right now. Keep to your role, and it turns out well.
- Love
- You don't have to run everything or compete to make the decisions. Take good care of daily life and put your heart into small things like meals and routines; that is how love is nurtured.
- Money
- You don't have to make the big decisions alone. First take good care of the household's everyday needs: save where you should save, and set aside what should be set aside. Keep to this role, and things go well with money.
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 Jiaren.
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 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 inscribed sides, old yin), this line is your answer. The primary hexagram is Jiaren (The Family); when this line changes it becomes Xiaoxu (Small Restraint): hexagram 37 changing to 9.
Which text to read with several changing lines →
Resulting hexagram · Xiaoxu (Small Restraint)
One last push is still missing and it won't come off — the clouds are thick, but the rain hasn't fallen.