Jie, nine at the beginningHexagram 60, line 1 · Jie (Limitation) · changing to 29

The line

The Image commentary on this line

不出戶庭，知通塞也。

"Not going out of the door to the inner courtyard": one knows when the way is open and when it is blocked.

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.

• 无咎 no blame: no fault attaches, often because a mistake is corrected in time

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

Asking about work, love or money

Work

The way is not open yet, so don't push out for now: no rush to change jobs, no rush to start something new. Do the work in your hands well. Know when to stop, and you won't go wrong.

Love

The time is not right yet, so hold yourself back: no rush to declare yourself, no rush to push the relationship forward. Keeping your feelings to yourself for now is not missing out; wait until the way opens, then go.

Money

This is not the time to let money go out. Hold off on new outlays and big expenses and keep the money in hand. See that the way is blocked for now and stay put; you will not go wrong.

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 Jie.

Line position

A yang line in a yang place: it is 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.

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 Jie (Limitation); when this line changes it becomes Kan (The Abyss): hexagram 60 changing to 29.

Which text to read with several changing lines →