Hexagram 63 Line 2: 六二
Position: Line 2 (Lower Trigram)六二 —Yin ⚋ (Broken)Register: blameless
Classical Chinese Text
六二 婦喪其茀。勿逐。七日得。
婦fùthe matron
喪sàngloses
其qíher
茀fúveil
勿wùdo not
逐zhúpursue this
七qīthere will be seven
日rìdays
得déto gain
Line Commentary
The woman loses the curtain of her carriage. Do not run after it; on the seventh day you will get it. Especially in times 'after completion,' those who have come to power grow arrogant and conceited and no longer trouble themselves about fostering new talent. We are warned: do not seek it. Do not throw yourself away on the world, but wait tranquilly and develop your personal worth by your own efforts. Times change. That which is your own cannot be permanently lost. It comes to you of its own accord. You need only be able to wait.
When This Line Changes
If Line 2 changes, Hexagram 63 Ji Ji (After Completion) transforms into Hexagram 5 Xu (Waiting).
Parent Hexagram
After Completion
Ji Ji 既濟 (63)
Water (坎) over Fire (離)
Upper Trigram: ☵ Water | Lower Trigram: ☲ Fire