Huan, six in the third placeHexagram 59, line 3 · Huan (Dispersion) · changing to 57
The line
In plain wordsDissolve that bit of self-interest of yours, and there is nothing to regret.
The Image commentary on this line
渙其躬，志在外也。
"Dispersing one's own self": the purpose lies outside.
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.
How to read good fortune, misfortune, regret, humiliation and no blame →
Asking about work, love or money
- Work
- Set your personal calculations aside for now: who gets the credit, whether you lose out. Don't fuss over these; put your mind on the thing everyone is trying to get done. Do this and you will have no regrets.
- Love
- Let go of a little of yourself: face, who is right and who is wrong, who gives more. Don't keep clutching these. Look more at what the other person needs and turn your heart outward a little; you will not regret it.
- Money
- In a partnership or a family matter, don't look only at your own share. Put in the money that is yours to put in and give up the profit you should give up, without fuss, and keep your mind on getting the thing done. You won't regret money spent this way.
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 yin line in a yang place: it is not in its proper place. Its partner is the top line, which is its opposite, so the two answer each other.
Third place: the top of the lower trigram, a place of risk. A moment of transition. Be on guard.
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 Huan (Dispersion); when this line changes it becomes Xun (The Gentle Wind): hexagram 59 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.