Hexagram 16 Line 6: 上六
Position: Line 6 (Upper Trigram)上六 —Yin ⚋ (Broken)Register: blameless
Classical Chinese Text
上六 冥豫。成有渝。无咎。
冥míngblind
豫yùreadiness
成chéngaccomplish
有yǒuwhile
渝yúa change for worse
無wúno
咎jiùblame
Line Commentary
Deluded enthusiasm. But if it changes after completion, no blame. Enthusiasm based on illusion—yet if realization comes after the action, no blame remains. You can learn from completed mistakes.
When This Line Changes
If Line 6 changes, Hexagram 16 Yu (Enthusiasm) transforms into Hexagram 35 Jin (Progress).
Parent Hexagram
Enthusiasm
Yu豫 (16)
Thunder (震) over Earth (坤)
Upper Trigram: ☳ Thunder | Lower Trigram: ☷ Earth