Ding, nine in the second placeHexagram 50, line 2 · Ding (The Cauldron) · changing to 56
The line
In plain wordsThe cauldron is filled with good things. The person beside me, whose tie to me is not a proper one, has something wrong with him, but he cannot get close to me. Good fortune. You have something real, and you can keep yourself intact.
The Image commentary on this line
鼎有實，慎所之也。我仇有疾，終无尤也。
"The cauldron is full": be careful where you go. "My counterpart has an ailment": in the end there is no fault.
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
- You have real skill and real results in hand, and that is your backbone. If someone nearby is jealous or wants to pull you off course, stay clear; be careful about where you go, and they cannot get close to you.
- Love
- You have substance and a sincere heart, and that goodness should be kept for someone worth it. If someone tries to slip in or stir things up, don't respond or engage; hold on to yourself, and no one can get close.
- Money
- You have real savings and real income, and that is good. When people come asking to borrow or to bring you into a venture, keep the wrong ones outside the door; watch your pocket and move carefully, and your money stays safe.
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 yang line in a yin place: it is not in its proper place; it holds the center of its trigram. Its partner is the fifth line, which is its opposite, so the two answer each other.
Second place: the center of the lower trigram, a place of praise. Stay centered and yielding.
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 Ding (The Cauldron); when this line changes it becomes Lü (The Wanderer): hexagram 50 changing to 56.
Which text to read with several changing lines →
Resulting hexagram · Lü (The Wanderer)
You are away from home with no firm footing. Small matters are fine; do not seek anything big.