Ding, six at the beginningHexagram 50, line 1 · Ding (The Cauldron) · changing to 14
The line
In plain wordsThe cauldron is turned completely upside down, which is just the way to pour out the filth that has built up inside. That is favorable. It is like taking a concubine and gaining a son because of it: no blame. Good luck comes out of bad, success out of failure.
The Image commentary on this line
鼎顛趾，未悖也。利出否，以從貴也。
"The cauldron is tipped over, feet in the air": this does not yet go against what is right. "It is favorable for getting the foul stuff out": in order to follow what is noble.
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. Neither good nor bad. Do your part, correct mistakes, and nothing will go wrong.
How to read good fortune, misfortune, regret, humiliation and no blame →
Asking about work, love or money
- Work
- Things have been turned completely upside down. It looks bad, but it is exactly what pours out the old problems that had built up. Use the chance to clear them out, then follow the better direction; that is no mistake.
- Love
- You have taken a tumble in love: a falling-out, or a rejection. It looks bad, but it is exactly what brings the buried problems out. Use the chance to see them clearly and clear them away, and something bad can become a turning point.
- Money
- You have taken a fall with money; don't just dwell on the pain. Use this very moment to turn out the old holes in your accounts and your bad habits and clear them away. Then the loss was not for nothing, and it is no mistake.
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 Ding.
Line position
A yin line in a yang place: it is not in its proper place. Its partner is the fourth line, which is its opposite, so the two answer each other.
First place: the beginning of the matter. Low position, little power. Begin carefully.
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 Ding (The Cauldron); when this line changes it becomes Dayou (Great Possession): hexagram 50 changing to 14.
Which text to read with several changing lines →
Resulting hexagram · Dayou (Great Possession)
A time of rich harvest. Everything goes very smoothly.