Huan, nine in the second placeHexagram 59, line 2 · Huan (Dispersion) · changing to 20

The line

The Image commentary on this line

渙奔其机，得願也。

"Amid dispersion, one runs to one's support": one gets what one wished for.

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

平Neutral. Neither good nor bad. Do your part, correct mistakes, and nothing will go wrong.

• 悔亡 regret vanishes: what troubled you resolves

How to read good fortune, misfortune, regret, humiliation and no blame →

Asking about work, love or money

Work

When the people around you are scattering and everything is in chaos, don't panic along with them. Quickly find somewhere solid to stand: a dependable person, or a skill you can count on. With something to lean on, you will have nothing to regret.

Love

When your heart is in turmoil, don't go looking for comfort everywhere; go back first to where you feel most secure: the person who has always been dependable, or your own settled everyday life. Once you are standing firm, you won't do anything you'll regret.

Money

When income is unsteady and things are in disarray, don't run all over chasing opportunities. First get a firm hold on the steadiest part: income you can count on receiving, and money set aside for emergencies. With that underneath you, you won't end up with regrets.

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 Huan.

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 also yang, so there is no answer from it.

Second place: the center of the lower trigram, a place of praise. Stay centered and yielding.

Proper place, center and correspondence explained →

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 Huan (Dispersion); when this line changes it becomes Guan (Contemplation): hexagram 59 changing to 20.

Which text to read with several changing lines →