Hexagram 45 Line 1: 初六
Position: Line 1 (Lower Trigram)初六 —Yin ⚋ (Broken)Register: blameless
Classical Chinese Text
初六 有孚不終。乃亂乃萃。若號一握為笑。勿恤。往无咎。
有yǒubeing
孚fútrue
不bùis not
終zhōngall
乃nǎiif first
亂luànconfused
乃nǎiand then
萃cuìgather
若ruòseeming
號hàoto call
一yīand one
握wòhelping handclasp
為wéibecomes
笑xiàolaughter
勿wùdo not
恤xùworry
往wǎnggo
無wúwithout
咎jiùguilt
Line Commentary
Sincere but not to the end—sometimes confusion, sometimes gathering. If you call out, one grasp of the hand from the leader turns away all distress. You waver in decision because you're in a large group and allow yourself to be influenced. Don't be led astray. Attach yourself to the leader.
When This Line Changes
If Line 1 changes, Hexagram 45 Cui (Gathering Together) transforms into Hexagram 17 Sui (Following).
Parent Hexagram
Gathering Together
Cui萃 (45)
Lake (兌) over Earth (坤)
Upper Trigram: ☱ Lake | Lower Trigram: ☷ Earth