Hexagram 11 line 2: Peace, yang in the second place

What changes when line 2 moves

Line 2 of Hexagram 11 is yang, a solid line. When it is cast as old yang (a 9) it flips, and the hexagram becomes Hexagram 36, Darkening of the Light: The light gone into the earth: a time of adversity survived by hiding one's brightness while keeping it.

Read together, the reading moves from Peace toward Darkening of the Light. Heaven and earth in communion: a time of flourishing, when the small departs and the great arrives. Fire below, earth above: the sun sunk beneath the ground. Darkening of the Light describes a time when a bad situation or a bad leader makes it dangerous to be seen clearly, and the tradition's counsel is to veil one's light without extinguishing it. The primary hexagram describes the situation; the changing line is the point of movement in it; the resulting hexagram is where that movement leads. Both hexagrams belong to the reading, and the changing line is the hinge between them.

Hexagram 11 changing to 36 →

Line 2 in context

Love & relationships

Be tolerant, decisive, far-sighted and fair to all sides. In love and relationships, Hexagram 11 reads: A time of real harmony, when you and the other person move toward each other easily. Enjoy it and build on it. Agreements made now hold. The reading's only caution is not to take the season for granted.

Career

Be tolerant, decisive, far-sighted and fair to all sides. In career, Hexagram 11 reads: Cooperation across levels works, the environment is favourable, and initiatives succeed. Build the structures now that will carry you when conditions are harder. Share the good fortune with the team.

Money

Be tolerant, decisive, far-sighted and fair to all sides. In money, Hexagram 11 reads: Growth and ease. A good time to invest in what lasts, to settle arrangements, and to be generous. Remember that plenty is a season, and set something aside within it.

A decision

Be tolerant, decisive, far-sighted and fair to all sides. In decisions, Hexagram 11 reads: Decide in favour of growth, agreement and openness. The conditions support the ambitious option. Make the decision now, while things flow, rather than waiting for the peace to prove itself.