Hexagram 9 line 5: Small Taming, yang in the fifth place

What changes when line 5 moves

Line 5 of Hexagram 9 is yang, a solid line. When it is cast as old yang (a 9) it flips, and the hexagram becomes Hexagram 26, Great Taming: Great power held and stored: strength restrained by something firm, gathering for a large task.

Read together, the reading moves from Small Taming toward Great Taming. Small restraint on large power: dense clouds, no rain yet, and only gentle influence available. Heaven below, mountain above: heaven's force held within a mountain. Great Taming describes creative power accumulated and disciplined by something solid, and the tradition treats it as very favourable: it is worth crossing the great water, and it is worth not eating at home, which means taking one's talents into public service. 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 9 changing to 26 →

Line 5 in context

Love & relationships

Share what you have with those bound to you; loyalty is the resource here. In love and relationships, Hexagram 9 reads: You cannot force the situation; you can only influence it gently. Small kindnesses and steady attention do more than declarations now. The rain has not fallen, and it is not yet time to demand it.

Career

Share what you have with those bound to you; loyalty is the resource here. In career, Hexagram 9 reads: Your position gives you limited power over a large matter. Work through persuasion, preparation and the details you can control. Wait for the accumulated small efforts to release the result.

Money

Share what you have with those bound to you; loyalty is the resource here. In money, Hexagram 9 reads: Small, careful accumulation rather than large moves. Restrain spending, refine the plan, and do not expect the big return yet; the clouds are gathering but the rain is not here.

A decision

Share what you have with those bound to you; loyalty is the resource here. In decisions, Hexagram 9 reads: A decision that cannot be forced through. Choose the option that advances by small, gentle steps and keeps you flexible, and hold the large commitment until the conditions change.