Hexagram 35 Line 1: 初六
Position: Line 1 (Lower Trigram)初六 —Yin ⚋ (Broken)Register: blameless
Classical Chinese Text
初六 晉如摧如。貞吉。罔孚。裕无咎。
晉jìn^expansion
如rúit may seem that v
摧cuī^ overwhelmed
如rúis to be
貞zhēnbut persistence
吉jíis promising
罔wǎnguse wits
孚fúfor trust
裕yùand be tolerant
無wúno
咎jiùblame
Line Commentary
Progressing but turned back. If met with no confidence, remain calm. Persistence in what's right brings good fortune. Don't try to force trust. Refuse to be roused to anger. Freedom from mistakes comes through steady composure.
When This Line Changes
If Line 1 changes, Hexagram 35 Jin (Progress) transforms into Hexagram 21 Shi He (Biting Through).
Parent Hexagram
Progress
Jin晉 (35)
Fire (離) over Earth (坤)
Upper Trigram: ☲ Fire | Lower Trigram: ☷ Earth