Hexagram 56 line 3: The Wanderer, yang in the third place

What changes when line 3 moves

Line 3 of Hexagram 56 is yang, a solid line. When it is cast as old yang (a 9) it flips, and the hexagram becomes Hexagram 35, Progress: The sun rising over the earth: rapid, easy progress, and a leader who is rewarded and received three times a day.

Read together, the reading moves from The Wanderer toward Progress. Fire on the mountain, passing on: the stranger in a strange place, who succeeds in small things by courtesy and reserve. Earth below, fire above: the sun climbing above the land, light spreading. Progress is the hexagram of advance that meets no serious resistance, of the capable person recognised by an enlightened superior. 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 56 changing to 35 →

Line 3 in context

Love & relationships

Do not interfere in what is not yours; you will lose your shelter and your helper. In love and relationships, Hexagram 56 reads: One of you is passing through, or the relationship is in a transitional, unsettled phase with no fixed home. Do not demand the rights of permanence. Be courteous, choose carefully whom you trust, and keep your reserve. The lines describe both the wanderer who finds a resting place and the one who burns it down.

Career

Do not interfere in what is not yours; you will lose your shelter and your helper. In career, Hexagram 56 reads: You are the outsider: new, temporary, without standing. Success is in small things. Be modest, reliable and reserved; do not throw your weight about, and do not entangle yourself in the disputes of the place. The inn is found by good conduct.

Money

Do not interfere in what is not yours; you will lose your shelter and your helper. In money, Hexagram 56 reads: Travelling light. Keep your resources with you, do not invest in a place you are passing through, and avoid disputes that would cost more than they are worth. Small, careful gains.

A decision

Do not interfere in what is not yours; you will lose your shelter and your helper. In decisions, Hexagram 56 reads: Choose the modest option that suits someone without standing. The reading rules out large commitments and prolonged conflicts. Decide as a guest would, with courtesy and an eye to moving on.