Guai, six at the topHexagram 43, line 6 · Guai (Resolution) · changing to 1
The line
In plain wordsThere is no one left even to cry out to for help; in the end, misfortune. The faction has scattered, and the road has run out.
The Image commentary on this line
无號之凶，終不可長也。
The misfortune of "no one to call to": in the end it cannot last.
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
止Hold back. This text describes a bad outcome. Carry on as you are and you will lose by it. Stop, step aside or change your approach. Do not force it.
How to read good fortune, misfortune, regret, humiliation and no blame →
Asking about work, love or money
- Work
- The people who backed you have all scattered; you call out and no one answers. This road has come to its end and cannot hold out much longer. Stop forcing it, stop trying to pull people in; stop, and get out early.
- Love
- Everything there was to say has been said, and no one stands on your side anymore; this relationship, or this attachment, has come to its end. Stop pleading, stop fighting, and let go.
- Money
- The money you can no longer hold up has no one left to catch it, and calling for help won't change that. Accept the loss and pull out now; don't borrow to fill the hole, and stop waiting for a turnaround.
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 Guai.
Line position
A yin line in a yin place: it is in its proper place. Its partner is the third line, which is its opposite, so the two answer each other.
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 inscribed sides, old yin), this line is your answer. The primary hexagram is Guai (Resolution); when this line changes it becomes Qian (Heaven): hexagram 43 changing to 1.
Which text to read with several changing lines →
Resulting hexagram · Qian (Heaven)
The momentum is just right. It is a good time to go all in, but don't overshoot.