Hexagram 35 line 1: Progress, yin in the first place

What changes when line 1 moves

Line 1 of Hexagram 35 is yin, a broken line. When it is cast as old yin (a 6) it flips, and the hexagram becomes Hexagram 21, Biting Through: An obstruction that must be bitten through: clear, firm, lawful action against what is in the way.

Read together, the reading moves from Progress toward Biting Through. The sun rising over the earth: rapid, easy progress, and a leader who is rewarded and received three times a day. Thunder below, fire above: lightning and thunder, clarity and force together. The image is of a mouth with something stuck in it that must be bitten through before the jaws can close. 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 35 changing to 21 →

Line 1 in context

Love & relationships

Rebuffed at first; stay calm and correct, and trust follows. In love and relationships, Hexagram 35 reads: Things are moving forward easily and being met with warmth. Enjoy the advance and keep your conduct clear. The lines warn against pressing on when the advance is not being received, and against advancing in the wrong spirit.

Career

Rebuffed at first; stay calm and correct, and trust follows. In career, Hexagram 35 reads: Rapid, recognised progress: the right superior, the open road, the rewards arriving. Advance confidently and keep your character bright; the reading ties the durability of the progress to the clarity of the person making it.

Money

Rebuffed at first; stay calm and correct, and trust follows. In money, Hexagram 35 reads: Gains come easily and are recognised. Advance, but do not chase; the reading supports progress that follows from real merit and warns against grasping for more than is being offered.

A decision

Rebuffed at first; stay calm and correct, and trust follows. In decisions, Hexagram 35 reads: Take the forward option. The conditions favour advance and the door is open. Make the decision in the spirit of someone whose conduct can bear being seen in full daylight.