Hexagram 52 Line 6: 上九
Position: Line 6 (Upper Trigram)上九 —Yang ⚊ (Solid)Register: auspiciousFamous Line
Classical Chinese Text
上九 敦艮吉。
敦艮吉
Wilhelm Translation
Noblehearted keeping still. Good fortune.
Commentary
Noblehearted keeping still. Good fortune. This marks the consummation of the effort to attain tranquility. You are at rest not merely in small, circumscribed ways regarding matters of detail, but with a general resignation regarding life as a whole. This confers peace and good fortune in relation to every individual matter.
When This Line Changes
If Line 6 changes, Hexagram 52 Gen (Keeping Still) transforms into Hexagram 15 Qian (Modesty).
Parent Hexagram
Keeping Still
Gen艮 (52)
Mountain (艮) over Mountain (艮)
Upper Trigram: ☶ Mountain | Lower Trigram: ☶ Mountain