Line 06
Top Six
Held fast and bound, then following. Tied to it. The king uses offering at the Western Mountain.
Corresponds to line 3
Commentary
Held fast and bound: at the top, things are exhausted.
17
隨
Suí
Hexagram 17: Following
彖 · Tuan
Judgment
Prime success. Favorable to persevere. No blame.
Judgment Commentary · 彖傳
Sui: the firm comes and places itself below the yielding; moving and joyful, this is Sui. Great success, perseverance, and no blame, and all under Heaven follows it. Great indeed is the timely meaning of following!
象 · Xiang
Image
Thunder within the marsh: Sui. The Noble One turns inward at dusk and enters rest and repose.
六爻 · Six Lines
Lines
Line 05
Nine in the Fifth
Trust in what is good. Good fortune.
Central Corresponds to line 2
Commentary
Trust in what is good: Good fortune. The place is correct and centered.
Line 04
Nine in the Fourth
Following brings gain. Perseverance: Misfortune. If there is trust on the Way and one uses clarity, what blame could there be?
Corresponds to line 1
Commentary
Following that brings gain has the meaning of misfortune. If there is trust on the Way, merit is made clear.
Line 03
Six in the Third
Attached to the mature man, one loses the little child. In following, one seeks and gains. Favorable to dwell in perseverance.
Corresponds to line 6
Commentary
Attached to the mature man: the will leaves what is below.
Line 02
Six in the Second
Attached to the little child, one loses the mature man.
Central Corresponds to line 5
Commentary
Attached to the little child: one cannot have both.
Line 01
Initial Nine
The office changes. Perseverance: Good fortune. Going out the gate and associating brings merit.
Corresponds to line 4
Commentary
The office changes: following what is correct, Good fortune. Going out the gate and associating brings merit: nothing is lost.
卦象 · Guà Xiàng
Trigrams
Ruling trigram
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