Hexagram 18 Line 2: 九二
Gu —蠱 —Work on What Has Been Spoiled
Position: Line 2 (Lower Trigram)九二 —Yang ⚊ (Solid)Register: blameless
Classical Chinese Text
九二 幹母之蠱。不可貞。
幹gàncorrect
母mǔmother
之zhī's
蠱gǔfixations
不bùno
可kěcalling
貞zhēnpersistence
Line Commentary
Setting right the mother's decay. One should not be too persistent. Gentler correction required here—rigidity would harm rather than heal.
When This Line Changes
If Line 2 changes, Hexagram 18 Gu (Work on What Has Been Spoiled) transforms into Hexagram 52 Gen (Keeping Still).
Parent Hexagram
Work on What Has Been Spoiled
Gu蠱 (18)
Mountain (艮) over Wind (巽)
Upper Trigram: ☶ Mountain | Lower Trigram: ☴ Wind