Feng, six in the second placeHexagram 55, line 2 · Feng (Abundance) · changing to 34
The line
In plain wordsThe covering is so great that the Northern Dipper can be seen in broad daylight. You see clearly, but the one above you is in the dark; if you go to follow him, you will only be suspected. The only way is to build up enough sincerity to move him and open his eyes. Good fortune.
The Image commentary on this line
有孚發若，信以發志也。
"There is sincerity that opens the way": through trust the purpose is brought out.
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 see clearly, but the people above you are in the dark, and if you rush to wake them up, you will only be suspected. Don't press your advice. Let your genuine sincerity and your work help them see it little by little; that is good.
- Love
- For now the other person can't see what you feel, or can't see the problem between you; the more you rush to explain, the more suspicion you stir up. Don't argue. Show your sincerity and let your actions slowly win the other person over; that is good.
- Money
- The person who decides about the money can't see the situation, and when you rush to warn them, you are suspected of having your own motives. Don't fight it. Lay out the accounts, and let sincerity and the facts help them see for themselves; that is good.
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 Feng.
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 also yin, so there is no answer from it.
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 Feng (Abundance); when this line changes it becomes Dazhuang (Great Strength): hexagram 55 changing to 34.
Which text to read with several changing lines →
Resulting hexagram · Dazhuang (Great Strength)
When your strength is great, the worst danger is using it in the wrong place.