Weiji, six at the beginningHexagram 64, line 1 · Weiji (Before Completion) · changing to 38

The line

The Image commentary on this line

濡其尾，亦不知極也。

"The tail gets wet": this too is not knowing one's limit.

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

慎Proceed with care. There is some risk, or some regret left over, but nothing serious. Notice it early, correct it early, and things turn for the better.

• 吝 humiliation: a small, lingering difficulty that comes from not correcting course

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

Asking about work, love or money

Work

Your skills are not yet up to it, but you force your way forward anyway; you are likely to get stuck halfway, which is deeply embarrassing. First be honest about what you can handle, and take on this hurdle only when you are fully prepared.

Love

You are not yet clear about your own feelings, and the relationship has not reached that point, yet you rush to push it forward, which can easily leave you both embarrassed. Take stock of yourself first, and don't hurry ahead.

Money

Short on money and short on experience, you rush into something beyond your means, and getting stuck halfway is the most embarrassing outcome. Measure your foundation first, and move only when it is enough.

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 Weiji.

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.

Proper place, center and correspondence explained →

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 Weiji (Before Completion); when this line changes it becomes Kui (Opposition): hexagram 64 changing to 38.

Which text to read with several changing lines →