The Clinging — Hexagram Detail — I Ching 64 Fortune Telling
离宫Element火#30
Li (The Clinging) — Fire above Fire. Light follows light. Brightness needs something to cling to, like a flame needs fuel; be flexible and maintain correctness to shine.
Line-by-Line
Line 1：履错然，敬之无咎。 Walking with tangled steps — respectful conduct averts harm. Start chaotic, but caution steadies.
Line 2：黄离，元吉。 Yellow clinging light — supremely auspicious. The middle way, bright and clear.
Line 3：日昃之离，不鼓缶而歌，则大耋之嗟，凶。 The setting sun's clinging light — if not drumming and singing, then sighing; danger. Seize the moment or regret.
Line 4：突如其来如，焚如，死如，弃如。 It comes suddenly — like fire, like death, like abandonment. Strikes fiercely without warning.
Line 5：出涕沱若，戚嗟若，吉。 Tears streaming, grieving and lamenting — auspicious. Genuine emotion turns danger to safety.
Line 6：王用出征，有嘉折首，获匪其丑，无咎。 The king campaigns — beheads the leader, captures many; no harm. Decisive action brings victory.