Hexagram 40 line 1: Deliverance, yin in the first place

What changes when line 1 moves

Line 1 of Hexagram 40 is yin, a broken line. When it is cast as old yin (a 6) it flips, and the hexagram becomes Hexagram 54, The Marrying Maiden: Entering a relationship on unequal terms: a position with little standing, held well by tact and by knowing its limits.

Read together, the reading moves from Deliverance toward The Marrying Maiden. The storm breaks and the tension releases: act quickly on what needs doing, forgive the rest, and return to normal. Lake below, thunder above: the young daughter following the eldest son, joy in the wake of movement. The Marrying Maiden describes a relationship or a role entered from a position of weakness: the secondary partner, the junior, the one who joins an arrangement already formed. 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 40 changing to 54 →

Line 1 in context

Love & relationships

It is over; rest. In love and relationships, Hexagram 40 reads: The tension has broken. Do what remains quickly and forgive what can be forgiven. Do not keep the argument alive after it is over. The reading favours a prompt return to ordinary warmth.

Career

It is over; rest. In career, Hexagram 40 reads: The blockage has cleared. Act fast on the things that the clearing makes possible, then let the matter rest. Pardon errors made under pressure. Lingering over the crisis is the one thing that would restart it.

Money

It is over; rest. In money, Hexagram 40 reads: Relief from a financial strain. Settle what needs settling quickly and return to normal management. Do not make dramatic moves in the euphoria of release.

A decision

It is over; rest. In decisions, Hexagram 40 reads: If there is something to do, do it promptly; if not, return to ordinary life. The reading is against dwelling. Choose the option that closes the matter cleanly and forgives what it can.