Weiji, nine in the second placeHexagram 64, line 2 · Weiji (Before Completion) · changing to 35
The line
In plain wordsHold the cartwheels back and do not go forward. You can restrain yourself from rushing ahead and keep to your proper place below. Stay true: good fortune.
The Image commentary on this line
九二貞吉，中以行正也。
Nine in the second place, "staying true brings good fortune": in the center, it acts correctly.
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
吉Favorable. This text describes a good outcome. Act the way it says and the matter can succeed. The promise has a condition: keep to the right course.
How to read good fortune, misfortune, regret, humiliation and no blame →
Asking about work, love or money
- Work
- You have ability, but hold yourself back first and don't rush out in front. Keep to your supporting role and do your own part properly and steadily. That is the right thing to do, and it goes well.
- Love
- However anxious you feel inside, hold yourself back first, and don't rush to make decisions for the relationship. Move at the pace of the two of you and keep your sense of measure; this is best.
- Money
- Even with more money to spare, don't rush to spread it around or expand. Keep your pace in check, stick to sound and proper methods, and take it one step at a time. Going on like this, things go well.
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 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 its opposite, so the two answer each other.
Second place: the center of the lower trigram, a place of praise. Stay centered and yielding.
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 Weiji (Before Completion); when this line changes it becomes Jin (Advance): hexagram 64 changing to 35.
Which text to read with several changing lines →
Resulting hexagram · Jin (Advance)
A rising period; those above will recognize you.