Hexagram 41 Line 1: 初九
Position: Line 1 (Lower Trigram)初九 —Yang ⚊ (Solid)Register: blameless
Classical Chinese Text
初九 已事遄往。无咎。酌損之。
已yǐone's (own)
事shìaffairs
遄chuán(are) rushed
往wǎngto go
無wúno
咎jiùblame
酌zhuó(but) weigh
損sǔndecreasing
之zhī(of) this
Line Commentary
Going quickly when your own tasks are finished. Using your strength for others without bragging or making much of it. No blame. But the one being helped must weigh carefully how much they can accept without harming you.
When This Line Changes
If Line 1 changes, Hexagram 41 Sun (Decrease) transforms into Hexagram 4 Meng (Youthful Folly).
Parent Hexagram
Decrease
Sun損 (41)
Mountain (艮) over Lake (兌)
Upper Trigram: ☶ Mountain | Lower Trigram: ☱ Lake