Hexagram 15 line 6: Modesty, yin in the sixth place

What changes when line 6 moves

Line 6 of Hexagram 15 is yin, a broken line. When it is cast as old yin (a 6) it flips, and the hexagram becomes Hexagram 52, Keeping Still: The mountain doubled: stillness so complete that one keeps the back still and does not feel the body.

Read together, the reading moves from Modesty toward Keeping Still. A mountain inside the earth: real substance carried without display, which the tradition rewards above almost everything. Mountain below, mountain above: stillness upon stillness. Keeping Still is the hexagram of rest, of the pause between movements, of the mind that has stopped chasing itself. 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 15 changing to 52 →

Line 6 in context

Love & relationships

Put your own house in order first; that is the modest use of strength. In love and relationships, Hexagram 15 reads: Let your actions speak and your claims stay quiet. The reading favours the partner who does the work without needing it noticed. Balance is the theme: give more where you have given little, ask less where you have asked much.

Career

Put your own house in order first; that is the modest use of strength. In career, Hexagram 15 reads: Competence without self-promotion, which in this reading is rewarded rather than overlooked. Do the substantial thing and let it be seen in its own time. Level the team's imbalances rather than standing above them.

Money

Put your own house in order first; that is the modest use of strength. In money, Hexagram 15 reads: Moderation. Reduce excess, cover the shortfalls, avoid display. Wealth handled modestly grows quietly; wealth flaunted draws the attention that costs it.

A decision

Put your own house in order first; that is the modest use of strength. In decisions, Hexagram 15 reads: Choose the option that balances rather than the one that impresses. Where you have too much of something, give some up; where too little, add. The modest choice is the one that carries through.