Hexagram 45 Line 6: 上六
Position: Line 6 (Upper Trigram)上六 —Yin ⚋ (Broken)Register: blameless
Classical Chinese Text
上六 齎咨涕洟。无咎。
齎jīoffer up
咨zīcounsel
涕tìbut
洟yíand sniveling
無wúbut
咎jiùblame
Line Commentary
Lamenting and sighing, floods of tears. No blame. You would like to ally yourself with another but your good intentions are misunderstood. This is the right course—it may cause the other to come to their senses, achieving the alliance painfully missed.
When This Line Changes
If Line 6 changes, Hexagram 45 Cui (Gathering Together) transforms into Hexagram 12 Pi (Standstill).
Parent Hexagram
Gathering Together
Cui萃 (45)
Lake (兌) over Earth (坤)
Upper Trigram: ☱ Lake | Lower Trigram: ☷ Earth