Hexagram 12 Line 6: 上九
Position: Line 6 (Upper Trigram)上九 —Yang ⚊ (Solid)Register: blamelessFamous Line
Classical Chinese Text
上九 傾否。先否後喜。
傾否。先否後喜
Wilhelm Translation
'What if it should fail, what if it should fail?' In this way he ties it to a cluster of mulberry shoots.
Commentary
Standstill overturns. First standstill, then joy. The obstruction finally breaks; what was blocked now flows again.
When This Line Changes
If Line 6 changes, Hexagram 12 Pi (Standstill) transforms into Hexagram 45 Cui (Gathering Together).
Parent Hexagram
Standstill
Pi否 (12)
Heaven (乾) over Earth (坤)
Upper Trigram: ☰ Heaven | Lower Trigram: ☷ Earth