Hexagram 20 line 6: Contemplation, yang in the sixth place

What changes when line 6 moves

Line 6 of Hexagram 20 is yang, a solid line. When it is cast as old yang (a 9) it flips, and the hexagram becomes Hexagram 8, Holding Together: Union around a worthy centre: people come together, and the time to join is now rather than later.

Read together, the reading moves from Contemplation toward Holding Together. Looking and being looked at: a moment for seeing the whole clearly before anything is done. Earth below, water above: water gathering on the ground, flowing together. Holding Together describes union, the natural drawing-together of people around someone or something worth gathering around. 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 20 changing to 8 →

Line 6 in context

Love & relationships

See yourself as part of the whole picture, without special pleading. In love and relationships, Hexagram 20 reads: Step back and look at the whole relationship rather than the last argument. See the pattern. The reading also reminds you that how you behave is being observed and forms the other person's view of you.

Career

See yourself as part of the whole picture, without special pleading. In career, Hexagram 20 reads: A time for assessment rather than action: survey the whole field, understand the people, and set an example by how you conduct the survey. Others are watching how you look at them.

Money

See yourself as part of the whole picture, without special pleading. In money, Hexagram 20 reads: Review before you act. Look at the whole financial picture with honesty, including the parts you have been avoiding. Decisions made from this overview are sounder than any made in the moment.

A decision

See yourself as part of the whole picture, without special pleading. In decisions, Hexagram 20 reads: Do not decide yet; see. Take the widest view available, examine your own motives, and let the decision follow from clarity. The pause is not avoidance; it is the offering before the act.