Jian, six in the second placeHexagram 53, line 2 · Jian (Gradual Progress) · changing to 57
The line
In plain wordsThe wild goose has flown to a big rock, where it eats and drinks safely and happily. Good fortune.
The Image commentary on this line
飲食衎衎，不素飽也。
"It eats and drinks in contentment": it does not eat its fill for nothing.
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 found a secure position, where you can work with peace of mind and take your pay with an easy conscience. Just make sure you deserve it: put in the effort that is due and don't take what you haven't earned, and this security will hold.
- Love
- Love has reached a steady, comfortable stage, and you can enjoy your days together with peace of mind; if you're single, there is no hurry, and living at ease on your own is fine. Just don't only enjoy it: don't hold back the care you should give or the share you should carry.
- Money
- Your income is steady and life is comfortable, so you can eat a little better and live a little better with peace of mind. The condition is that you earned this money honestly. Keep doing the work you should, and don't sit and eat through your savings.
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 Jian.
Line position
A yin line in a yin place: it is 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 inscribed sides, old yin), this line is your answer. The primary hexagram is Jian (Gradual Progress); when this line changes it becomes Xun (The Gentle Wind): hexagram 53 changing to 57.
Which text to read with several changing lines →
Resulting hexagram · Xun (The Gentle Wind)
Enter gently, going with the current, and there will be a small gain.