Hexagram 53, Jiàn (Gradual Progress): Line 6 (top)
渐卦上九 · 风山渐 · 中文版
上九:鸿渐于陆,其羽可用为仪,吉。
The line (Legge)
The sixth NINE, undivided, shows the geese gradually advanced to the large heights (beyond). Their feathers can be used as ornaments. There will be good fortune.
Small Image commentary
'Their feathers can be used as ornaments. There will be good fortune:' - (the object and character of the subject of the line) cannot be disturbed.
象曰:其羽可用为仪,吉;不可乱也。
In plain words
The wild goose gradually reaches the high cloud road; its feathers can be used in ceremony: good fortune. Some read the "dry land" here as the paths of the clouds. The top line is at the end of the hexagram, flying high and unburdened by position, a model for others. The Small Image says order must not be thrown into confusion.
Applying it to your situation
If you have come a long way, this line suggests your experience can be an example for others. What would you like to leave for those who come after?
Position
A solid (yang) line in the top place, which is a yin (even) place, so it is not in its proper place. Its partner is line 3; both are yang, so they do not respond.
If this line moves
With this line moving alone, Jiàn changes into Hexagram 39 Jiǎn (Obstruction). The Jiaoshi Yilin verse for this change (Chinese): 焦氏易林·渐之蹇.
The hexagram
Hexagram 53 Jiàn (Gradual Progress). The Judgment: Jian suggests to us the marriage of a young lady, and the good fortune (attending it). There will be advantage in being firm and correct.
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English text: James Legge, The Yi King (Sacred Books of the East, vol. 16, 1882), public domain, as transcribed by the Chinese Text Project. Chinese: the received text. Offered for study and reflection, not as prediction. Plain-English readings and position notes by this site.