Jiaren, nine at the topHexagram 37, line 6 · Jiaren (The Family) · changing to 63
The line
In plain wordsYou are sincere, and you also command respect; in the end it is good fortune. This is the way to run a household for the long term — and the dignity begins with what you demand of yourself.
The Image commentary on this line
威如之吉，反身之謂也。
The good fortune of "a commanding dignity": this speaks of turning back to examine oneself.
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
- Do what you say, and carry a weight that earns people's respect; that authority starts with being strict with yourself. Leading and working this way turns out well in the long run.
- Love
- Be sincere with the other person, and also have principles and substance of your own, without giving in carelessly. Hold yourself to it first, then expect it of the other person. That is how a relationship lasts, and in the end it is good.
- Money
- Keep your word with money and have your own principles; not just anyone who asks can walk off with it. Keep the rules yourself first, and over time the household's finances stay on a firm footing.
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 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 Jiaren (The Family); when this line changes it becomes Jiji (After Completion): hexagram 37 changing to 63.
Which text to read with several changing lines →
Resulting hexagram · Jiji (After Completion)
The thing is already accomplished. What you most need to guard against now is slackening.