Lü, six at the beginningHexagram 56, line 1 · Lü (The Wanderer) · changing to 30
The line
In plain wordsAway from home, haggling over every trifle and behaving in a small, mean way: this is a disaster you bring on yourself.
The Image commentary on this line
旅瑣瑣，志窮災也。
"The wanderer is petty and fussy": the purpose is exhausted, and that is the calamity.
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
止Hold back. This text describes a bad outcome. Carry on as you are and you will lose by it. Stop, step aside or change your approach. Do not force it.
How to read good fortune, misfortune, regret, humiliation and no blame →
Asking about work, love or money
- Work
- You have only just arrived somewhere new, and you are already haggling over trifles and grabbing small advantages; that only makes people think less of you, and the trouble is of your own making. Stop these petty moves, look at the bigger picture, and do your own job well first.
- Love
- Squabbling over every little thing, keeping count of who gave a bit more and who said a word less, only pushes the other person further away. Stop keeping these petty accounts; carry on like this and the one who gets hurt is you.
- Money
- Away from home, haggling over small sums and grabbing little bargains easily leads to big losses and trouble instead. Stop fixating on small change. Spend what needs spending without fuss, and don't let petty calculating bring disaster on you.
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 Lü.
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 Lü (The Wanderer); when this line changes it becomes Li (Clinging Fire): hexagram 56 changing to 30.
Which text to read with several changing lines →
Resulting hexagram · Li (Clinging Fire)
Attach yourself to the right people and things, and the light can last.