Hexagram 8 line 5: Holding Together, yang in the fifth place

What changes when line 5 moves

Line 5 of Hexagram 8 is yang, a solid line. When it is cast as old yang (a 9) it flips, and the hexagram becomes Hexagram 2, The Receptive: The power of receiving, supporting and carrying through: strength that follows rather than leads.

Read together, the reading moves from Holding Together toward The Receptive. Union around a worthy centre: people come together, and the time to join is now rather than later. Six broken lines, earth above earth. Where the Creative initiates, the Receptive completes. 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 2 →

Line 5 in context

Love & relationships

Attract, do not compel; let those who want to leave go. 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

Attract, do not compel; let those who want to leave go. 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

Attract, do not compel; let those who want to leave go. 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

Attract, do not compel; let those who want to leave go. 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.