Hexagram 26 line 1: Great Taming, yang in the first place

What changes when line 1 moves

Line 1 of Hexagram 26 is yang, a solid line. When it is cast as old yang (a 9) it flips, and the hexagram becomes Hexagram 18, Work on What Has Been Spoiled: Repairing decay: something has been neglected, and the work is to set it right with care before and after.

Read together, the reading moves from Great Taming toward Work on What Has Been Spoiled. Great power held and stored: strength restrained by something firm, gathering for a large task. Wind below, mountain above: wind stopped at the foot of a mountain, air gone stale. The Chinese character shows worms in a bowl. 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 26 changing to 18 →

Line 1 in context

Love & relationships

Stop; the block is there for a reason. In love and relationships, Hexagram 26 reads: Strong feeling, held with discipline. The restraint is right for now and it is building something. The reading supports commitment to a substantial relationship and warns against wasting the accumulated strength on impulse.

Career

Stop; the block is there for a reason. In career, Hexagram 26 reads: Real capability stored and about to be used. The reading favours the large undertaking and public responsibility. Prepare thoroughly; the restraint you feel is the mountain doing its work.

Money

Stop; the block is there for a reason. In money, Hexagram 26 reads: Accumulation: saving, building reserves, restraining spending so that a large investment becomes possible. The reading supports the big move once the store is sufficient, not before.

A decision

Stop; the block is there for a reason. In decisions, Hexagram 26 reads: Decide for the substantial, well-prepared option. The reading supports crossing the great water. Ask whether the strength has been gathered; if it has, go.