Gen, nine at the topHexagram 52, line 6 · Gen (Stillness) · changing to 15
The line
In plain wordsHonestly and steadily you come to rest where you ought to rest, and you hold to it right to the end. Good fortune.
The Image commentary on this line
敦艮之吉，以厚終也。
The good fortune of "stillness, solid and sincere": it is solid to the end.
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
- When it is time to stop, stop solidly and hold to it to the end, without going back on it. Be generous when you hand things over and tie up the loose ends cleanly; stopping this way is a good thing.
- Love
- Your heart has settled; you are no longer wavering or looking around. Keep holding to these feelings this way, kindly and steadily, all the way through. It is honest to yourself and to the other person, and it is a blessing.
- Money
- Holding on to money all the way to the end is the real test: don't chase new schemes, don't get itchy when others make money, keep what should be kept, and be generous with people. Hold on like this to the end, and it turns out well.
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 Gen.
Line position
A yang line in a yin place: it is not in its proper place. Its partner is the third line, which is also yang, so there is no answer from it.
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 backs, old yang), this line is your answer. The primary hexagram is Gen (Stillness); when this line changes it becomes Qian (Humility): hexagram 52 changing to 15.
Which text to read with several changing lines →
Resulting hexagram · Qian (Humility)
Lower yourself, and things actually go more smoothly.