Hexagram 40 line 6: Deliverance, yin in the sixth place

What changes when line 6 moves

Line 6 of Hexagram 40 is yin, a broken line. When it is cast as old yin (a 6) it flips, and the hexagram becomes Hexagram 64, Before Completion: The crossing almost made: every line out of place, the end in sight, and the last step the most dangerous.

Read together, the reading moves from Deliverance toward Before Completion. The storm breaks and the tension releases: act quickly on what needs doing, forgive the rest, and return to normal. Water below, fire above: fire rising and water sinking, the two not yet meeting. Every line is in the wrong place, the exact reverse of After Completion, and the book ends here, on the threshold. 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 64 →

Line 6 in context

Love & relationships

Deal decisively with the last entrenched obstacle; the release is complete. 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

Deal decisively with the last entrenched obstacle; the release is complete. 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

Deal decisively with the last entrenched obstacle; the release is complete. 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

Deal decisively with the last entrenched obstacle; the release is complete. 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.