Hexagram 56 Line 1: 初六
Position: Line 1 (Lower Trigram)初六 —Yin ⚋ (Broken)Register: blameless
Classical Chinese Text
初六 旅瑣瑣。斯其所取災。
旅lǚthe wanderer
瑣suǒis mean
瑣suǒand frivolous
斯sīas such
其qíthis
所suǒplace
取qǔdraws
災zāiadversity
Line Commentary
If the wanderer busies himself with trivial things, he draws down misfortune upon himself. A wanderer should not demean himself or busy himself with inferior things along the way. The humbler and more defenseless your outward position, the more you should preserve inner dignity. A stranger mistaken if hoping to find friendly reception through jokes and buffoonery. The result will be only contempt and insulting treatment.
When This Line Changes
If Line 1 changes, Hexagram 56 Lu (The Wanderer) transforms into Hexagram 30 Li (The Clinging).
Parent Hexagram
The Wanderer
Lu旅 (56)
Fire (離) over Mountain (艮)
Upper Trigram: ☲ Fire | Lower Trigram: ☶ Mountain