Hexagram 20 Line 5: 九五
Position: Line 5 (Upper Trigram)九五 —Yang ⚊ (Solid)Register: blameless
Classical Chinese Text
九五 觀我生。君子无咎。
觀guānperceiving
我wǒour
生shēnglives
君jūna noble
子zǐyoung one
無wúavoids
咎jiùblame
Line Commentary
Contemplating my own life. The person of moral stature remains without blame. Examining your own impact—your effect on others—the mature form of self-knowledge.
When This Line Changes
If Line 5 changes, Hexagram 20 Guan (Contemplation) transforms into Hexagram 23 Bo (Splitting Apart).
Parent Hexagram
Contemplation
Guan觀 (20)
Wind (巽) over Earth (坤)
Upper Trigram: ☴ Wind | Lower Trigram: ☷ Earth