Hexagram 58, Duì (The Joyous Lake): Line 6 (top)
兑卦上六 · 兑为泽 · 中文版
上六:引兑。
The line (Legge)
The topmost SIX, divided, shows the pleasure of its subject in leading and attracting others.
Small Image commentary
'The topmost SIX, (divided), shows the pleasure (of its subject) in leading and attracting others:' - his (virtue) is not yet brilliant.
象曰:上六引兑,未光也。
In plain words
Luring others into joy. The top line is at the far end of joy, a petty person who pleases by softness and lures the fifth line. The Small Image says it is not yet bright.
Applying it to your situation
If you find yourself winning people by luring them, this line suggests such pleasure does not last. Could you get what you want in a more open way?
Position
A broken (yin) line in the top place, which is a yin (even) place, so it is in its proper place. Its partner is line 3; both are yin, so they do not respond.
If this line moves
With this line moving alone, Duì changes into Hexagram 10 Lǚ (Treading). The Jiaoshi Yilin verse for this change (Chinese): 焦氏易林·兑之履.
The hexagram
Hexagram 58 Duì (The Joyous Lake). The Judgment: Dui intimates that (under its conditions) there will be progress and attainment. (But) it will be advantageous to be 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.