Hexagram 43 Line 1: 初九
Position: Line 1 (Lower Trigram)初九 —Yang ⚊ (Solid)Register: blame
Classical Chinese Text
初九 壯于前趾。往不勝為咎。
壯zhuàngvigorous
于yúin
前qiánadvancing
趾zhǐtoes
往wǎnggoing forward
不bùis not
勝shèngsuccessful
為wéimaking
咎jiùmistakes
Line Commentary
Mighty in the forward-striding toes. If you go and are not equal to the task, you make a mistake. At the beginning of resolute advance, resistance is still strong. Gauge your strength. Venture only so far as you can go with certainty. Plunging blindly ahead brings unexpected setbacks with disastrous results.
When This Line Changes
If Line 1 changes, Hexagram 43 Guai (Breakthrough) transforms into Hexagram 28 Da Guo (Preponderance of the Great).
Parent Hexagram
Breakthrough
Guai夬 (43)
Lake (兌) over Heaven (乾)
Upper Trigram: ☱ Lake | Lower Trigram: ☰ Heaven