Yang Line
⚊
In simple terms
an unbroken solid line (⚊). It stands for yang — active, strong, outward energy — one of the two building blocks of every hexagram.
At a glance
A little deeper
Every hexagram is built from yang (⚊) and yin (⚋) lines. Yang corresponds to heaven, day, and movement; sitting in an odd position (lines 1, 3, 5) it is said to be “in its proper place.”
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Related terms
a broken line split in two (⚋). It stands for yin — receptive, yielding, hidden energy — the counterpart to the yang line.
a single horizontal line — either yang (⚊) or yin (⚋). Six of them stack from bottom to top to form one hexagram.
a figure of six stacked lines. Two trigrams (upper and lower) combine into one, giving 8 × 8 = 64 hexagrams in all.
the hexagram you first cast. It shows the present shape of your situation or question — the starting point of the reading.
the “moving line” that flips from yin to yang (or back). It marks the key variable in the situation and the line the reading focuses on most.
the second hexagram formed when the moving lines of the primary flip. It shows the direction the situation is moving toward. Also called the “resulting hexagram.”
a hidden hexagram drawn from the inner four lines (2-3-4 and 3-4-5) of the primary. It reveals the background beneath the surface.