Hexagram 5 Line 6: 上六
Position: Line 6 (Upper Trigram)上六 —Yin ⚋ (Broken)Register: auspicious
Classical Chinese Text
上六 入于穴。有不速之客三人來。敬之終吉。
入rùentering
于yúinto
穴xuéa pit
有yǒuwith
不bùno
速sùinvitation
之zhīextended to
客kèvisitors
三sānthree
人rénpeople
來láiarrive
敬jìngto respect
之zhīto them
終zhōngwill end in
吉jígood fortune
Line Commentary
You fall into the pit anyway. Three uninvited guests arrive—the danger you waited to avoid. Treat them with respect. The situation can still resolve well if you maintain dignity.
When This Line Changes
If Line 6 changes, Hexagram 5 Xu (Waiting) transforms into Hexagram 9 Xiao Chu (Small Accumulating).
Parent Hexagram
Waiting
Xu需 (5)
Water (坎) over Heaven (乾)
Upper Trigram: ☵ Water | Lower Trigram: ☰ Heaven