Hexagram 44 Line 6: 上九
Position: Line 6 (Upper Trigram)上九 —Yang ⚊ (Solid)Register: distress
Classical Chinese Text
上九 姤其角。吝。无咎。
姤gòuencountering
其qíon
角jiǎohorns
吝lìnembarrassing
無wúthough no
咎jiùto blame
Line Commentary
He comes to meet with his horns. Humiliation, but no blame. When withdrawn from the world, you may hold yourself aloof from all that is low and rebuff it brusquely. You're reproached for being proud and distant, but since active duties no longer hold you, this doesn't greatly matter. Bear the dislike of the masses with composure.
When This Line Changes
If Line 6 changes, Hexagram 44 Gou (Coming to Meet) transforms into Hexagram 28 Da Guo (Preponderance of the Great).
Parent Hexagram
Coming to Meet
Gou姤 (44)
Heaven (乾) over Wind (巽)
Upper Trigram: ☰ Heaven | Lower Trigram: ☴ Wind