[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":17},["ShallowReactive",2],{"metaeast_iching64_en-iching-30":3},{"slug":4,"archived":5,"date_created":6,"date_updated":7,"title":8,"content1":9,"content2":10,"seotitle":11,"seodescription":12,"htmlcode":13,"content0":14,"number":15,"seo_keywords":16,"og_title":8,"og_description":12},"iching-30",false,"2026-08-11T00:57:05.432Z","2026-07-04T14:35:06.000Z","Zhouyi \u002F I Ching, Hexagram 30: Li, Fire, Li above Li","Detailed explanation of Zhouyi Hexagram 30\n \u003Cbr>Original text of the Li hexagram\n \u003Cbr>Li: Advantageous to be steadfast and correct; success. Raising a female cow is auspicious.\n \u003Cbr>The Image says: Brightness repeated twice is Li. The great person perpetuates brightness and illuminates the four directions.\n \u003Cbr>Explanation in plain language\n \u003Cbr>The Li hexagram: Auspicious for divination; success. Raising a female cow is auspicious.\n \u003Cbr>The Image commentary says: The sun rises today and rises again tomorrow, continuing without pause; this is the image of Li. Noble rulers observe this image and use an inexhaustible brightness to illuminate the four directions.\n \u003Cbr>Explanation from The Heavenly Mechanism of Divining Changes\n \u003Cbr>The Li hexagram has Li below and Li above, and is the original-position hexagram of the Li palace. Li can signify brightness, beauty, or separation; it benefits literary work but not military expeditions.\n \u003Cbr>Explanation by Shao Yong, a Northern Song scholar of the Changes\n \u003Cbr>Attach yourself to brightness, advance modestly and slowly; be fair and gentle, and follow steadfastly for good fortune.\n \u003Cbr>Those who obtain this hexagram should be humble and cautious and advance steadily; then the future will be bright. Those who rush forward or act on impulse will certainly suffer losses.\n \u003Cbr>Interpretation by Fu Peirong, a Taiwanese master of traditional Chinese learning\n \u003Cbr>Timing and fortune: Cultivate virtue diligently; the future is bright.\n \u003Cbr>Wealth: Matters related to fire all bring gains.\n \u003Cbr>Home: A house of a noble person; one may gain a second wife.\n \u003Cbr>Health: A serious fever; beware of death.\n \u003Cbr>Traditional interpretation of the hexagram\n \u003Cbr>This is a same-type hexagram, with Li below and Li above. Li means beauty and attachment: one yin line clings between two yang lines above and below. The hexagram symbolizes fire—empty within and bright without. Li is fire and brightness; the sun repeatedly rises and sets, moving without rest, with yieldingness as its inner disposition.\n \u003Cbr>Great Image: Two Li fires are superimposed, creating an image of brightness above and below. Fire has energy but no fixed form, signifying insubstantiality and instability.\n \u003Cbr>Fortune: Outward appearance is at its peak, like the blazing sun overhead. In all matters, do not rush forward or act on impulse.\n \u003Cbr>Career: You have nearly reached the peak; when prosperity reaches its extreme, decline follows. You must carefully sum up experience and lessons, pursue goodness and avoid evil, cultivate yourself by following the natural course, remain aware of danger when in peril, and inspire your own resolve. Never act recklessly. Above all, seek help from upright and balanced people so that you may revitalize your career.\n \u003Cbr>Business: Do not rush to achieve success. Work diligently and conscientiously, think deeply and plan far ahead, study market conditions, compete fairly, do not seek gains through opportunistic tricks, and strive to cooperate closely with others.\n \u003Cbr>Seeking fame: Before your direction is settled, do not rush about blindly. Persevere, pursue your aim firmly, and humbly seek advice from talented and virtuous elders.\n \u003Cbr>Marriage and love: You may have difficulty finding a partner yourself. It is best to ask trustworthy friends or elders for help, and do not become impatient. Both sides should respect each other; above all, avoid giving rise to improper thoughts.\n \u003Cbr>Decision-making: Be content with your lot and understand destiny; follow nature. In youth, eagerness to advance may prevent your ideals from being realized, but by upholding the middle way, integrity, and humility, you can avoid calamity. Stay alert, and you can turn danger into safety. In times of crisis, seek support, but choose whom to rely on carefully. In old age, understand Heaven’s mandate; above all, do not disregard the times and act rashly.\n \u003Cbr>\n \u003Cbr>The philosophical meaning of Hexagram 30\n \u003Cbr>\n \u003Cbr>Li is Fire. In the I Ching, the symbol of Li is . The Li symbol among the Eight Trigrams arose when the ancients gazed into the distance and saw a blazing fire burning upon the earth. They therefore used the yang symbol “one” to draw the ground and the yin symbol “one” to draw the flames. Li has yang lines above and below and a yin line in the middle; it looks like burning flames, so this hexagram symbolizes fire.\n \u003Cbr>Li has one yin line in the center and two yang lines outside, giving it the nature of being hard and strong on the outside but soft and yielding within. It tends to develop outward from the center and has the image of dispersal. Turtles, crabs, tortoises, shellfish, and such things as soldiers’ armor and helmets—all hard outside and soft inside—are classified under Li.\n \u003Cbr>The Li hexagram also carries the following symbolic meanings: brightness, advancement, ascent, attachment, splendor, vividness, civilization, etiquette, clear discernment, uprightness, discovery, expansion, spreading, outward strength with inner weakness, restlessness, incitement, exclusion, resistance, negation, criticism, popularity, reporting, investigation, frivolity, display, complacency, florid speech, defiance of those above, lying, withering, dullness, and emptiness.\n \u003Cbr>Among the 64 hexagrams, Li consists of two Li trigrams stacked together, with the symbol “”. The meaning symbolized by Li is attachment. The Sequence says: “What is trapped must have something to which it can cling; therefore Li follows Kan. Li means clinging.” The upper trigram of Li is Kan, meaning that when one is trapped in a pit, one will certainly cling to some place; therefore Li follows Kan.\n \u003Cbr>The Image analyzes Li as follows: “Brightness rising twice: Li. Thus the great person continually illuminates the four quarters with successive brightness.”\n \u003Cbr>The Image points out that Li’s pattern is the appearance of light rising successively. Here Li represents the sun. The sun rises in the east and sets in the west, creating an image of light filling above and below. The sun’s radiance shines continuously and must hang high, attached to the sky; hence it symbolizes attachment. Great people imitate this phenomenon and should ceaselessly spread sunlike luminous virtue in all directions.\n \u003Cbr>Li teaches people about attachment and reliance, and is an upper-middle hexagram. The Image judges it this way: Officials who consult it will be promoted; farmers’ household assets will increase; trade and business will yield substantial profits; artisans who consult it will enjoy great success.","Detailed explanation of the first line of Hexagram 30 of the Zhouyi\n \u003Cbr>Statement of the First Nine line\n \u003Cbr>Nine in the first place: Treading in confusion; reverence brings no blame.\n \u003Cbr>The Image says: Reverence amid confused treading serves to avert blame.\n \u003Cbr>Explanation in plain language\n \u003Cbr>Nine in the first place: Hearing footsteps coming in confusion from all directions, immediately become alert and take precautions; then there will be no calamity.\n \u003Cbr>The Image Commentary says: Hearing footsteps coming in confusion and immediately becoming alert and cautious can avert calamity.\n \u003Cbr>Explanation by Shao Yong, a Northern Song scholar of the Changes\n \u003Cbr>Neutral: Those who receive this line should guard against unexpected calamity, act cautiously, and may suffer a foot ailment. Officials should remain peacefully at their posts.\n \u003Cbr>Interpretation by Fu Peirong, a Taiwanese master of traditional Chinese learning\n \u003Cbr>Timing and fortune: Be fearful when facing affairs; succeed with assistance.\n \u003Cbr>Financial fortune: No major profit for now, but there will be no blame.\n \u003Cbr>Home: Beside a major road.\n \u003Cbr>Health: Be careful when walking.\n \u003Cbr>\n \u003Cbr>Transformation of the First Nine line\n \u003Cbr>\u003Cimg src='\"https:\u002F\u002Fmypublicforweb.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\u002Finching\u002F64_30_1.png'\" alt='\"周易第30卦的其中之一变卦卦的卦图'\" >\n \u003Cbr> \n \u003Cbr>When the first Nine changes, it becomes Hexagram 56 of the Zhouyi: Fire over Mountain, The Wanderer. This is a paired hexagram (Gen below, Li above). It is opposite to Hexagram Feng and forms a “reversed hexagram” with it. Fire burns in the mountains without stopping, its flames continually spreading forward like travelers hurrying along a road; hence it is called The Wanderer.\n \u003Cbr>\n \u003Cbr>Philosophical meaning of the First Nine line\n \u003Cbr>\n \u003Cbr>The first line of Li, line statement: “Nine in the first place: Treading in confusion; reverence brings no blame.” Interpretation of the line statement\n \u003Cbr>Treading refers to shoes and footsteps, with the meaning of walking. Confused means appearing disorderly.\n \u003Cbr>The meaning of this line statement is: Although the steps are confused, maintaining respectful caution brings no fault.\n \u003Cbr>From the hexagram image, the first Nine is a yang line in a firm position, characterized by strength, vigorous action, and positive initiative. Being the first line, it shows that matters have just begun and there is eagerness for quick success. If, at the start of a task, the direction is not yet settled but one rushes to advance, one may charge recklessly, lose one’s footing, and fall into danger. This line warns against that and demands caution; one must not act rashly.\n \u003Cbr>The Image says: “Reverence amid confused treading serves to avert blame.” This admonishes people that when disorder arises from eagerness for quick success at the beginning of an undertaking, they must become respectful and cautious once it is noticed, rather than act rashly. The main purpose is to prevent calamity.\n \u003Cbr>Anyone who receives this hexagram may, if lacking a definite goal and moving in confusion, be led in the wrong direction. Therefore, through self-reflection, establish the goal and direction clearly, then act with reverence and caution; only then can one remain free of fault.\n \u003Cbr>This first line shows that before attaching yourself, you must first recognize the object. Whether the object is a company, a boss, a friend, a goal, or an ideal, do not rush forward. Be cautious and respectful, understand it clearly, and act only afterward.\n \u003Cbr>Those who receive this line may have made mistakes in etiquette when dealing with people, causing problems or even embarrassment. At such a time, sincerely apologize to the other party and offer a small gift; then they will not blame you. If attending a ceremony, act carefully and solemnly during it, and you will avoid mistakes.\n \u003Cbr>Detailed explanation of the second line of Hexagram 30 of the Zhouyi\n \u003Cbr>Six in the second place line statement\n \u003Cbr>Six in the second place: Yellow attachment; supreme good fortune.\n \u003Cbr>The Image says: Yellow attachment is supremely auspicious because it attains the middle way.\n \u003Cbr>Explanation in plain language\n \u003Cbr>Six in the second place: A yellow rainbow appears in the sky; great good fortune.\n \u003Cbr>The Image Commentary says: Yellow is attached to the body, bringing great good fortune, because the second line occupies the central position of the lower trigram, like a person who has attained the middle and upright way.\n \u003Cbr>Explanation by Shao Yong, a Northern Song scholar of the Changes\n \u003Cbr>Good: Those who receive this line can gain financial benefits. Officials will be valued and entrusted with important duties. Scholars will achieve excellent results.\n \u003Cbr>Interpretation by Fu Peirong, a Taiwanese master of traditional Chinese learning\n \u003Cbr>Timing and fortune: Civilization shines outward; fame and rank will certainly become evident.\n \u003Cbr>Financial fortune: Profit lies in construction and timber; act within the rules.\n \u003Cbr>Home: Restore the family’s reputation; a good marriage can be formed.\n \u003Cbr>Health: A condition of internal heat and depression.\n \u003Cbr>\n \u003Cbr>Six in the second place changing hexagram\n \u003Cbr>\u003Cimg src='\"https:\u002F\u002Fmypublicforweb.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\u002Finching\u002F64_30_2.png'\" alt='\"周易第30卦的其中之一变卦卦的卦图'\" >\n \u003Cbr> \n \u003Cbr>When the second Six changes, it becomes Hexagram 14 of the Zhouyi: Fire over Heaven, Great Possession. This is a paired hexagram (Qian below, Li above). The upper trigram is Li, fire; the lower is Qian, heaven. Fire in the heavens shines over all things; the people submit, following Heaven and the seasons, and great accomplishments are achieved.\n \u003Cbr>\n \u003Cbr>Philosophical meaning of the Second Nine line\n \u003Cbr>\n \u003Cbr>The second line of Li, line statement: “Six in the second place: Yellow attachment; supreme good fortune.” Interpretation of the line statement\n \u003Cbr>The meaning of this line statement is: To attach oneself to yellow,\n \u003Cbr>This second line emphasizes that attachment should follow the principle of the middle and the upright. The Image analyzes it: “Yellow attachment is supremely auspicious because it attains the middle way.” It points out that attaching oneself to yellow is greatly auspicious because yellow represents the center, and holding to the right path brings great good fortune.\n \u003Cbr>The ancients matched the Five Phases with directions and colors: wood in the east is blue-green; fire in the south is red; metal in the west is white; water in the north is black; earth in the center is yellow. Yellow occupies the center, and the second Six is in the central position of the inner trigram, so it attaches to the central color. The second Six is also a yin line in a yin position, properly placed and conforming to yin’s qualities; it possesses the virtue of balance and uprightness, so the result is extremely auspicious.\n \u003Cbr>Those who receive this line should remember, when interacting with people, to follow the middle way and avoid extremes. Only then will they be welcomed by people from all sides and affairs proceed smoothly.\n \u003Cbr>Detailed explanation of the third line of Hexagram 30 of the Zhouyi\n \u003Cbr>Statement of the Third Nine line\n \u003Cbr>Nine in the third place: The setting sun’s attachment. If one does not beat the earthen vessel and sing, there will be the lament of an eighty-year-old; misfortune.\n \u003Cbr>The Image says: The setting sun’s attachment—how could it last long?\n \u003Cbr>Explanation in plain language\n \u003Cbr>Nine in the third place: At dusk a rainbow appears in the sky. This is an ominous sign. If people do not beat drums and sing to ward it off, the old feel sorrow; disaster is about to arrive.\n \u003Cbr>The Image Commentary says: A rainbow at dusk—how could it remain for long?\n \u003Cbr>Explanation by Shao Yong, a Northern Song scholar of the Changes\n \u003Cbr>Misfortune: Those who receive this line may find sorrow arising amid joy, worry amid good fortune, and repeated dangers. Officials should retire.\n \u003Cbr>Interpretation by Fu Peirong, a Taiwanese master of traditional Chinese learning\n \u003Cbr>Timing and fortune: Advanced in age yet without achievement; the mind is scattered.\n \u003Cbr>Financial fortune: Lingering in the night market will certainly damage your proper occupation.\n \u003Cbr>Home: The elderly are unsettled; it is difficult to hope to grow old together.\n \u003Cbr>Health: Go to bed early and rise early.\n \u003Cbr>\n \u003Cbr>Transformation of the Third Nine line\n \u003Cbr>\u003Cimg src='\"https:\u002F\u002Fmypublicforweb.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\u002Finching\u002F64_30_3.png'\" alt='\"周易第30卦的其中之一变卦卦的卦图'\" >\n \u003Cbr> \n \u003Cbr>When the third Nine changes, it becomes Hexagram 21 of the Zhouyi: Fire over Thunder, Biting Through. This is a paired hexagram (Zhen below, Li above). Li is yin; Zhen is yang. Yin and yang interact, biting through hard objects; it signifies applying both grace and authority, combining leniency with strictness, and harmonizing firmness and gentleness. Biting Through refers to the upper and lower jaws closing and chewing.\n \u003Cbr>\n \u003Cbr>The philosophical meaning of the line of Nine in the third place\n \u003Cbr>\n \u003Cbr>The third line of Li, line statement: “Nine in the third place: The setting sun’s attachment; if one does not beat the earthen vessel and sing, there will be the lament of an eighty-year-old; misfortune.” Interpretation of the line statement\n \u003Cbr>Setting sun means the sun slanting westward and about to set. Beating the vessel means striking an earthen basin. An octogenarian means an eighty-year-old person. Lament means a sigh of sorrow.\n \u003Cbr>The meaning of this line statement is: As the sun sets, if one cannot beat an earthen vessel and sing aloud, one will utter the lament of the aged; there is danger.\n \u003Cbr>Those who receive this line should maintain a cautious attitude toward affairs and cultivate an awareness of remaining alert in safety and considering danger. At the same time, one must understand that life and death are natural principles and should secretly know destiny.\n \u003Cbr>Because when the sun reaches its zenith it begins to decline westward, when a career reaches its peak it begins to decline; one must have sufficient understanding of this, while also\n \u003Cbr>a broad-minded attitude to accept it all, just as one must accept that people pass from youth into old age. Even after entering the final years, one should beat the wine jar and sing loudly, enjoy the remaining years, be content with Heaven and know destiny; otherwise, one will inevitably blame oneself and grieve in vain.\n \u003Cbr>Receiving this line may also mean that the object to which you wish to attach yourself cannot last long: perhaps you joined a company already on a downward path, or attached yourself to an elderly person.\n \u003Cbr>The Image analyzes this line: “The setting sun’s attachment—how could it last long?” It points out that when the sun slants westward and is about to set, a person enters old age and approaches death; how could it last long?\n \u003Cbr>Those who receive this line should investigate the other party’s circumstances before taking action when seeking work or looking for someone or something to rely on.\n \u003Cbr>Detailed explanation of the fourth line of Hexagram 30 of the Zhouyi\n \u003Cbr>Statement of the Fourth Nine line\n \u003Cbr>Nine in the fourth place: It comes suddenly; burning, death, abandonment.\n \u003Cbr>The Image says: It comes so suddenly that there is nowhere to shelter.\n \u003Cbr>Explanation in plain language\n \u003Cbr>Nine in the fourth place: Disaster suddenly descends. Enemies burn every house they see and kill everyone they encounter; this place becomes a wasteland.\n \u003Cbr>The Image Commentary says: The disaster comes so suddenly that people have nowhere to hide or flee for their lives.\n \u003Cbr>Explanation by Shao Yong, a Northern Song scholar of the Changes\n \u003Cbr>Misfortune: Those who receive this line have poor timing and face layer upon layer of difficulty; they may be at odds with elders or suffer official troubles.\n \u003Cbr>Interpretation by Fu Peirong, a Taiwanese master of traditional Chinese learning\n \u003Cbr>Timing and fortune: To avoid disaster, it is better to withdraw into seclusion.\n \u003Cbr>Financial fortune: Both people and wealth may be lost; be careful to avoid it.\n \u003Cbr>Home: The crime of a rebellious son; marriage is inauspicious.\n \u003Cbr>Health: Life is in a dangerous situation.\n \u003Cbr>\n \u003Cbr>Transformation of the Fourth Nine line\n \u003Cbr>\u003Cimg src='\"https:\u002F\u002Fmypublicforweb.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\u002Finching\u002F64_30_4.png'\" alt='\"周易第30卦的其中之一变卦卦的卦图'\" >\n \u003Cbr> \n \u003Cbr>When the fourth Nine changes, it becomes Hexagram 22 of the Zhouyi: Mountain over Fire, Adornment. This is a paired hexagram (Li below, Gen above). Li is fire and brightness; Gen is mountain and stopping. It is civilization with restraint. Adornment discusses the relationship between substance and ornamentation, taking substance as primary and using ornament to regulate it. Adornment means decoration and embellishment.\n \u003Cbr>\n \u003Cbr>Philosophical meaning of the Nine in the fourth place line\n \u003Cbr>\n \u003Cbr>The fourth line of Li, line statement: “Nine in the fourth place: It comes suddenly; burning, death, abandonment.” Interpretation of the line statement\n \u003Cbr>Ru means “thus,” a structural particle indicating a certain appearance or state. Burning means being consumed by fire. Abandonment means casting away.\n \u003Cbr>The meaning of this line statement is: It comes suddenly like roaring flames; life is endangered and one is cast aside.\n \u003Cbr>This fourth line tells people that when seeking something to rely on, they must not take advantage of another’s danger or use coercive means.\n \u003Cbr>From the hexagram image, the fourth Nine is a yang line in a yin position, showing rash and hurried conduct. It lies immediately below the ruler’s position at Six in the fifth place, like a minister close to the ruler. Yet this minister does not submit to the ruler at Six in the fifth place and may even oppress the ruler’s yielding nature. The situation resembles a ruler suddenly dying, when the predetermined heir should succeed, but the minister close to the ruler tries to seize power and usurp the throne.\n \u003Cbr>The Image analyzes this line: “It comes suddenly,” and there is nowhere to contain it.\n \u003Cbr>This points out that the fierce and volatile force of “coming suddenly like roaring flames” inevitably brings danger and cannot be tolerated by the people under Heaven.\n \u003Cbr>“Burning, death, abandonment” in the line statement all describe the appearance of the fourth line. “Burning” means its scorching, volatile nature is like being burned by fire; “death” means disaster has come upon it to the point of death; “abandonment” means its reputation is ruined and people reject it.\n \u003Cbr>The result of this fourth line is very bad because it failed to uphold the right path. Those who receive it should take care not to exploit another’s danger for profit or use coercive means to obtain a position or promotion. They must uphold the right path in order to gain good fortune.\n \u003Cbr>Detailed explanation of the fifth line of Hexagram 30 of the Zhouyi\n \u003Cbr>Six in the fifth place line statement\n \u003Cbr>Six in the fifth place: Tears flowing abundantly, sighs of grief; good fortune.\n \u003Cbr>The Image says: The good fortune of the fifth Six comes from clinging to the ruler and nobles.\n \u003Cbr>Explanation in plain language\n \u003Cbr>Six in the fifth place: After the disaster, people weep bitterly and sigh, yet it is auspicious.\n \u003Cbr>The Image Commentary says: The good fortune in the fifth line statement is because the line image shows the fifth Six beneath the upper Nine, like people being saved by clinging to a ruler or noble.\n \u003Cbr>Explanation by Shao Yong, a Northern Song scholar of the Changes\n \u003Cbr>Neutral: Those who receive this line should not press forward; it is better to maintain the usual course. Officials currently in office will realize their ambitions; retired officials face more danger.\n \u003Cbr>Interpretation by Fu Peirong, a Taiwanese master of traditional Chinese learning\n \u003Cbr>Timing and fortune: High position and great authority; plan cautiously and decide firmly.\n \u003Cbr>Financial fortune: Run the business through hard work; dealings with public institutions.\n \u003Cbr>Home: Marriage is linked to nobility; tears first, laughter afterward.\n \u003Cbr>Health: There will be crying and sighing, but nothing serious.\n \u003Cbr>\n \u003Cbr>Six in the fifth place changing hexagram\n \u003Cbr>\u003Cimg src='\"https:\u002F\u002Fmypublicforweb.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\u002Finching\u002F64_30_5.png'\" alt='\"周易第30卦的其中之一变卦卦的卦图'\" >\n \u003Cbr> \n \u003Cbr>When the fifth Six changes, it becomes Hexagram 13 of the Zhouyi: Heaven over Fire, Fellowship with Others. This is a paired hexagram (Li below, Qian above). Qian is heaven and the ruler; Li is fire and the ministers and common people. Fire rises toward heaven and is of the same nature as it; above and below harmonize, working together through hardship, human relations are harmonious, and all under Heaven become one.\n \u003Cbr>\n \u003Cbr>Philosophical meaning of the Nine in the fifth place line\n \u003Cbr>\n \u003Cbr>The fifth line of Li, line statement: “Six in the fifth place: Tears flowing abundantly, sighs of grief; good fortune.” Interpretation of the line statement\n \u003Cbr>Tears means the fluid from the eyes. Flowing abundantly means water surging out. Ru means “like,” indicating an appearance or state. Grief means\n \u003Cbr>From the hexagram image, the fifth Six is a yin line in a firm position. Its nature is yielding, its position is improper, and it is pressured by the two yang lines above and below. The minister close to the ruler below refuses to submit, while the retired official or worthy outside office above resents it, so it remains anxious and fearful, to the point of shedding tears and sighing. Fortunately, the fifth Six occupies the ruler’s position. Although its circumstances are dangerous, its constant fear and vigilance day and night enable it to turn danger into safety, hence good fortune.\n \u003Cbr>Those who receive this line may have just escaped a dangerous situation. After shedding tears of relief, they should immediately seek the protection of powerful and influential people. They may also have suffered a disaster and passed through a period of tears, grief, and sighing, with relatives and friends sharing the sorrow; fortunately, the disaster has passed and the outcome is still auspicious.\n \u003Cbr>Detailed explanation of the top line of Hexagram 30 of the Zhouyi\n \u003Cbr>Statement of the Top Nine line\n \u003Cbr>Nine at the top: The king uses this to send out an expedition; there is praise. Beheading the leaders, he captures not the common followers; no blame.\n \u003Cbr>The Image says: The king sends out an expedition in order to rectify the state.\n \u003Cbr>Explanation in plain language\n \u003Cbr>Nine at the top: The king goes to war and counterattacks the enemy. He beheads the ruler of Jia, captures many prisoners, and encounters no calamity.\n \u003Cbr>The Image Commentary says: The ruler sends troops to counterattack in order to pacify the state. Capturing many prisoners means achieving a great victory.\n \u003Cbr>Explanation by Shao Yong, a Northern Song scholar of the Changes\n \u003Cbr>Good: Those who receive this line have favorable timing, many happy events, and profitable ventures. Officials will achieve success and renown; scholars will earn good results.\n \u003Cbr>Interpretation by Fu Peirong, a Taiwanese master of traditional Chinese learning\n \u003Cbr>Timing and fortune: Treat others kindly and you will certainly be entrusted with important responsibilities.\n \u003Cbr>Financial fortune: Only high-grade goods will yield profit.\n \u003Cbr>Home: Traveling away from home.\n \u003Cbr>Health: One may possibly pass away.\n \u003Cbr>\n \u003Cbr>Transformation of the Top Nine line\n \u003Cbr>\u003Cimg src='\"https:\u002F\u002Fmypublicforweb.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\u002Finching\u002F64_30_6.png'\" alt='\"周易第30卦的其中之一变卦卦的卦图'\" >\n \u003Cbr> \n \u003Cbr>When the top Nine changes, it becomes Hexagram 55 of the Zhouyi: Thunder over Fire, Abundance. This is a paired hexagram (Li below, Zhen above). Lightning flashes and thunder roars, bringing great achievement and reaching the peak, like the sun at midday. The warning is to pay close attention to development toward the opposite direction: prosperity and decline are impermanent, so one must remain vigilant.\n \u003Cbr>\n \u003Cbr>Philosophical meaning of the Upper Nine line\n \u003Cbr>\n \u003Cbr>The sixth line of Li, line statement: “Nine at the top: The king sends out an expedition; there is praise. Beheading the leaders, he captures not the common followers; no blame.” Interpretation of the line statement\n \u003Cbr>Praise means commendation. Beheading the leaders means killing the enemy chiefs. Not means “not” or “do not.” The followers are the lesser people who merely went along under coercion.\n \u003Cbr>The meaning of this line statement is: The king sends the worthy to lead a punitive expedition; those who can behead the enemy chief are rewarded, while ordinary followers are not captured, so there is no calamity.\n \u003Cbr>From the hexagram image, the top Nine is the highest point of the hexagram. Li represents brightness, so the top line may be called the extreme point of brightness, occupying a high position and able to see clearly into every corner of the country. Moreover, the top Nine is yang, firm and decisive, able to use military force and punish evil people. Yet during the campaign it must uphold the right path, avoid indiscriminate killing, kill only the leaders and spare the followers; therefore there is no blame. This line shows that evil should be removed, but only the chief criminals should be killed, without pursuing their followers.\n \u003Cbr>The Image analyzes this line: “The king sends out an expedition” in order to rectify the state. It points out that sending troops to fight is for governing the country, not for displaying military power or killing innocents indiscriminately. Therefore, a righteous war does not bring calamity.","Zhouyi I Ching Hexagram 30, Li, Li as Fire, Li above Li below — Detailed explanation of the judgment — Dongfang Metaphysics Library","Detailed explanation of Zhouyi I Ching Hexagram 30, Li (Li as Fire, Li above and Li below): the original judgment and plain-language translation, auspiciousness analysis of each line statement, and interpretations for career, relationships, and fortune.","䷝","\u003Cp>Li: Advantageous to be steadfast and correct; success. Raising a female cow is auspicious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Tuan Commentary says: Li means attachment. The sun and moon cling to the heavens; the hundred grains, grasses, and trees cling to the earth. Double brightness attached to correctness transforms and completes the world. The yielding clings to the central and correct positions, hence success; therefore raising a female cow is auspicious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Image says: Brightness repeated twice is Li. The great person perpetuates brightness and illuminates the four directions.\u003C\u002Fp>",30,"Zhouyi, I Ching, Hexagram 30, Li, 64 hexagrams, hexagram judgment, line statements, detailed plain-language explanation",1787044933263]