Sheng, nine in the third placeHexagram 46, line 3 · Sheng (Rising) · changing to 7
The line
In plain wordsYou rise as if walking into an empty city, with nothing at all in the way.
The Image commentary on this line
升虛邑，无所疑也。
"Rising into an empty town": there is nothing to doubt.
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. The text gives no verdict, but the picture it paints is a hopeful one. Act the way it describes and there will be something to gain.
How to read good fortune, misfortune, regret, humiliation and no blame →
Asking about work, love or money
- Work
- The position you want, the project you want to push: nothing is really in your way; it is like walking into an empty city. If it is time to move up, move up, and stop looking nervously ahead and behind.
- Love
- The obstacles you worry about, whether it is the other person's attitude or what others might think, aren't really there. If you want to take a step forward, the door is open; walk right in, without hesitating any longer.
- Money
- What you want to do meets almost no resistance right now; the road is clear. Once you have worked it out, push ahead with confidence, and don't let your own doubts and worries hold you back.
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 Sheng.
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 Sheng (Rising); when this line changes it becomes Shi (The Army): hexagram 46 changing to 7.
Which text to read with several changing lines →
Resulting hexagram · Shi (The Army)
This is a hard battle that takes a lot of people. What matters most is the leader and the discipline.