Hexagram 30 Line 1: 初九
Position: Line 1 (Lower Trigram)初九 —Yang ⚊ (Solid)Register: blameless
Classical Chinese Text
初九 履錯然。敬之。无咎。
履lǚtaking steps
錯cuòmixed up
然ránbut so
敬jìngto respect
之zhīfor
無wúand no
咎jiùblame
Line Commentary
Waking—impressions crisscross, activity begins. Preserve composure now. Don't be swept along by the bustle. Seriousness at the start matters because the beginning contains the seed of everything that follows.
When This Line Changes
If Line 1 changes, Hexagram 30 Li (The Clinging) transforms into Hexagram 56 Lu (The Wanderer).
Parent Hexagram
The Clinging
Li離 (30)
Fire (離) over Fire (離)
Upper Trigram: ☲ Fire | Lower Trigram: ☲ Fire