Jian, nine in the third placeHexagram 39, line 3 · Jian (Obstruction) · changing to 8

The line

The Image commentary on this line

往蹇來反，內喜之也。

"Going meets obstruction; one comes back": those within are glad of it.

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

平Neutral. The text gives no verdict, only an image. Ask what in your situation the image resembles. The answer is there.

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Asking about work, love or money

Work

Heading out means obstacle after obstacle; you are better off coming back to a team you know and to your own people. Secure your home base first; the people around you need you right now.

Love

The road out there is hard going, so stop looking outward and come back to the people closest to you. Put your heart back into home and into those around you, and everyone can rest easy.

Money

The road outside is risky, so don't scatter your money out there. Bring it back and take care of your household and your own people. Once life at home is steady, everyone feels secure.

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 Jian.

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.

Proper place, center and correspondence explained →

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 Jian (Obstruction); when this line changes it becomes Bi (Alliance): hexagram 39 changing to 8.

Which text to read with several changing lines →