Hexagram 16
Enthusiasm
Yu · Inspired movement
Overview
This phase invites balance and asks you to notice what is ready to mature without forcing the outcome.
Relationship
In relationships, Enthusiasm points toward honest attention, softer assumptions, and communication that leaves space for another person's reality.
Career
For career questions, this pattern favors timing paired with practical next steps, especially where the path has felt emotionally crowded.
Finance
Small, consistent actions build financial confidence better than large gambles.
Health
Notice where tension settles in your body and ask what it is trying to signal.
Advice
Move with renewal and choose the next step that keeps your values visible.
Avoid
Avoid mistaking urgency for importance; pause before committing.
Reflection
What have you been avoiding that is ready to be seen?
The Six Lines
Explore each line's meaning and interpretation.
初六
Chu Liu
Enthusiasm that comes to expression brings misfortune.
二六
Er Liu
Firm as a stone. Not a whole day. Perseverance brings good fortune.
三九
San Jiu
Enthusiasm that looks upward creates remorse. Hesitation brings remorse.
四六
Si Liu
The source of Enthusiasm. He attains great things. Do not doubt! Friends gather around you as around a hairpin.
五六
Wu Liu
Persistently ill, and yet never dying.
上六
Shang Liu
Deluded Enthusiasm. But if after completion one comes to change, this is no blame.