Hexagram 30 · line 3
The Clinging (Fire)
離Lí
In the light of the setting sun, either beat the earthen jar and sing or lament approaching old age. The latter brings misfortune.
Line statement
九三
日昃之離，不鼓缶而歌，則大耋之嗟，凶。
In the light of the setting sun, either beat the earthen jar and sing or lament approaching old age. The latter brings misfortune.
The sun declines at Line 3, the upper edge of inner Fire. When that firm line yields, Fire becomes Thunder and the result is Hexagram 21, outer Fire above a moving obstruction.
Computed position
How this place works
- Trigram position
- inner · boundary
Line 3 is the boundary of the inner trigram.
- Polarity and place
- yang in an odd place: aligned
Its yang polarity matches the traditional odd-place convention.
- Correspondence
- Line 6: same polarity
Its counterpart is Line 6; the two share a polarity, so this structural correspondence is not responsive.
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