Hexagram 61 Line 1: 初九
Position: Line 1 (Lower Trigram)初九 —Yang ⚊ (Solid)Register: auspicious
Classical Chinese Text
初九 虞吉。有他不燕。
虞yúreadiness
吉jípromising
有yǒuto be
他tāmore than this
不bùno
燕yàncomfort
Line Commentary
Being prepared brings good fortune. If there are secret designs, it is disquieting. The force of inner truth depends chiefly on inner stability and preparedness. From this state of mind springs the correct attitude toward the outer world. But if you try to cultivate secret relationships of a special sort, it would deprive you of inner independence. The more reliance you place on the support of others, the more uneasy and anxious you become as to whether these secret ties are really tenable.
When This Line Changes
If Line 1 changes, Hexagram 61 Zhong Fu (Inner Truth) transforms into Hexagram 59 Huan (Dispersion).
Parent Hexagram
Inner Truth
Zhong Fu中孚 (61)
Wind (巽) over Lake (兌)
Upper Trigram: ☴ Wind | Lower Trigram: ☱ Lake