Hexagram 40 line 4: Deliverance, yang in the fourth place

What changes when line 4 moves

Line 4 of Hexagram 40 is yang, a solid line. When it is cast as old yang (a 9) it flips, and the hexagram becomes Hexagram 7, The Army: Organised collective effort under a capable, principled leader: discipline turns a crowd into a force.

Read together, the reading moves from Deliverance toward The Army. The storm breaks and the tension releases: act quickly on what needs doing, forgive the rest, and return to normal. Water below, earth above: a reservoir stored under the ground, strength held in reserve among ordinary people. The Army is about organisation for a serious purpose. 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 7 →

Line 4 in context

Love & relationships

Release the unworthy attachment; the trustworthy friend is waiting. 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

Release the unworthy attachment; the trustworthy friend is waiting. 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

Release the unworthy attachment; the trustworthy friend is waiting. 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

Release the unworthy attachment; the trustworthy friend is waiting. 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.