Weiji, six in the fifth placeHexagram 64, line 5 · Weiji (Before Completion) · changing to 6

The line

The Image commentary on this line

君子之光，其暉吉也。

"The light of the noble one": its radiance brings good fortune.

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.

• 吉 good fortune: the matter turns out well
• 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

In a key position, you need to be all the more humble: be willing to ask capable people for advice, let others help you, and be sincere with people without putting on airs. Do this, and both your character and your results will shine.

Love

Don't hold yourself aloof in love. When you need to, ask the other person for help and listen to what they think. Be sincere and don't pretend, and the good in you will naturally be seen.

Money

In money matters, when you don't understand something, ask humbly. Deal with people sincerely and openly, with no inflated figures and no boasting. Staying true like this leaves no regrets, and the benefits keep building.

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; it holds the center of its trigram. Its partner is the second line, which is its opposite, so the two answer each other.

Fifth place: the center of the upper trigram, the ruler's seat, a place of achievement. This is where things are decided.

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 Song (Conflict): hexagram 64 changing to 6.

Which text to read with several changing lines →