Hexagram 59 Line 6: 上九
Position: Line 6 (Upper Trigram)上九 —Yang ⚊ (Solid)Register: blameless
Classical Chinese Text
上九 渙其血。去逖出。无咎。
渙huànscatter
其qíone's own
血xuèblood
去qùdepart
逖tìonce
出chūto re-emerge
無wúno
咎jiùblame
Line Commentary
He dissolves his blood. Departing, keeping at a distance, going out, is without blame. The dissolving of that which might lead to bloodshed and wounds—avoidance of danger. But here the thought is not that you avoid difficulties for yourself alone, but rather that you rescue your kin, helping them to get away before danger comes, or to keep at a distance from an existing danger, or to find a way out. In this way you do what is right.
When This Line Changes
If Line 6 changes, Hexagram 59 Huan (Dispersion) transforms into Hexagram 29 Kan (The Deep).
Parent Hexagram
Dispersion
Huan渙 (59)
Wind (巽) over Water (坎)
Upper Trigram: ☴ Wind | Lower Trigram: ☵ Water