Hexagram 2 line 3: The Receptive, yin in the third place

What changes when line 3 moves

Line 3 of Hexagram 2 is yin, a broken line. When it is cast as old yin (a 6) it flips, and the hexagram becomes Hexagram 15, Modesty: A mountain inside the earth: real substance carried without display, which the tradition rewards above almost everything.

Read together, the reading moves from The Receptive toward Modesty. The power of receiving, supporting and carrying through: strength that follows rather than leads. Mountain below, earth above: height held beneath the ground. Modesty is the only hexagram in the book in which every line is favourable, and it describes greatness that does not need to show 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 2 changing to 15 →

Line 3 in context

Love & relationships

Do excellent work without needing the recognition yet. In love and relationships, Hexagram 2 reads: The reading favours listening, warmth and steadiness over grand gestures. Let the other person set the pace for now. Support that is freely given builds trust; support demanded as proof does not.

Career

Do excellent work without needing the recognition yet. In career, Hexagram 2 reads: A strong reading for the second-in-command, the collaborator, the person who makes a plan work. Take the lead from someone whose direction is sound and execute it well. Trying to lead now goes astray.

Money

Do excellent work without needing the recognition yet. In money, Hexagram 2 reads: Steady accumulation, not speculation. Money grows here through consistent care: the field that is tended yields. Follow proven methods and let time do the multiplying.

A decision

Do excellent work without needing the recognition yet. In decisions, Hexagram 2 reads: Choose the option that follows an established direction rather than the one that strikes out alone. If you are unsure, wait for a lead to become clear; the reading does not reward forcing the front.