Hexagram 61 Line 5: 九五
Position: Line 5 (Upper Trigram)九五 —Yang ⚊ (Solid)Register: blameless
Classical Chinese Text
九五 有孚攣如。无咎。
有yǒubeing
孚fútrue
攣luánbond
如rúis like
無wúno
咎jiùblame
Line Commentary
He possesses truth, which links together. No blame. This describes the ruler who holds all elements together by the power of their personality. Only when the strength of character is so ample that it can influence all who are subject to you, is the person as they need to be. The power of suggestion must emanate from the ruler. Without this central force, all external unity is only deception and breaks down at the decisive moment.
When This Line Changes
If Line 5 changes, Hexagram 61 Zhong Fu (Inner Truth) transforms into Hexagram 41 Sun (Decrease).
Parent Hexagram
Inner Truth
Zhong Fu中孚 (61)
Wind (巽) over Lake (兌)
Upper Trigram: ☴ Wind | Lower Trigram: ☱ Lake