Hexagram 8 line 2: Holding Together, yin in the second place

What changes when line 2 moves

Line 2 of Hexagram 8 is yin, a broken line. When it is cast as old yin (a 6) it flips, and the hexagram becomes Hexagram 29, The Abysmal: Danger repeated, as water in a ravine: the way through is sincerity, and going through rather than around.

Read together, the reading moves from Holding Together toward The Abysmal. Union around a worthy centre: people come together, and the time to join is now rather than later. Water below, water above: the same trigram doubled, a gorge within a gorge. The Abysmal is the hexagram of danger, and it is not a warning to avoid it. 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 8 changing to 29 →

Line 2 in context

Love & relationships

Stay loyal from conviction, not for advantage. In love and relationships, Hexagram 8 reads: The reading favours commitment and closeness. If you have been holding back, the moment to commit is now; hesitation reads as unwillingness and the door does not stay open indefinitely.

Career

Stay loyal from conviction, not for advantage. In career, Hexagram 8 reads: Join the team, the alliance or the organisation that is forming. Being part of a group with a sound centre is favoured over standing apart. If you are the centre, make sure you can carry the role.

Money

Stay loyal from conviction, not for advantage. In money, Hexagram 8 reads: Pooled resources, partnerships and shared ventures are favoured, provided the centre is trustworthy. Check the person at the middle of the arrangement before you commit.

A decision

Stay loyal from conviction, not for advantage. In decisions, Hexagram 8 reads: Decide to join, and decide soon. The reading does not reward the person who waits to see how a union turns out before choosing a side.