Hexagram 55 Line 6: 上六
Position: Line 6 (Upper Trigram)上六 —Yin ⚋ (Broken)Register: inauspicious
Classical Chinese Text
上六 豐其屋。蔀其家。闚其戶。闃其无人。三歲不覿。凶。
豐fēngso
其qíare
屋wūchambers
蔀bùscreen
其qíone's own
家jiāfamily
闚kuīpeering
其qíone's own
戶hùdoor
閴qùabandoned
其qíin
無wúhaving no
人rénthe others
三sānand
歲suìyears
不bùnot
覿díseen face to face
凶xiōngunfortunate
Line Commentary
His house is in a state of abundance. He screens off his family. He peers through the gate and no longer perceives anyone. For three years he sees nothing. Misfortune. A person who through arrogance and obstinacy attains the opposite of what they strive for. Seeking abundance and splendor for their dwelling, wishing at all odds to be master in their house, they so alienate their family that in the end they find themselves completely isolated.
When This Line Changes
If Line 6 changes, Hexagram 55 Feng (Abundance) transforms into Hexagram 30 Li (The Clinging).
Parent Hexagram
Abundance
Feng豐 (55)
Thunder (震) over Fire (離)
Upper Trigram: ☳ Thunder | Lower Trigram: ☲ Fire