The 5th line has excellent interpersonal skills. In the ancient I Ching the 5th line is considered the ruling line. Others don’t see the 5th line as they really are, rather they see them as what they (the others) want them to be. This is the projection aspect. The 5th line is receptive with the capacity to universalize, and it is this capacity to universalize that creates the projection.

Others see 5th line people as offering something the other wants, Lover, teacher, savior, father, etc. Others don’t want mistakes, or erroneous advice from the 5th line. If what the 5 gives others isn't something that is practical, they will be punished by having their reputation slandered. 5th lines are very sensitive to potential slurs to their reputation, consequently, they can be very wary about fulfilling the expectation of the other.

Unlike the 4th line whose influence is limited to friends the 5th line can influence anyone. Because they are vulnerable to being punished they must have their conditions met. If you want a 5th line to lead they will demand that you do what they say.

When you look at the 5th line in Gate 62 we must recognize that everybody projects onto it that they have the details. Maybe they do, and maybe they don’t, The 5th line is under the gun here not to just have details, but to have the right details, the ones that will work for the other. In a meeting others always expect the 5th line to have the correct details. There is always a lot of pressure on the 5 to turn the detail into a useful fact, a living reality. In Gate 62, as part of the Logic circuit the 5th line has to do its homework. Here, the 5th line has to do its research. It has to go through the process of collecting the detail and exercise restraint by not giving those details until they are finished.

All 5th lines are always a little paranoid, a little wary, because it can never be certain it’s going to be acclaimed a star or burnt at the stake. They are always possible heretics, and they know it.

Self Study: Look at your fifth lines and combine the keynote with the keynote of the gate. Share your thoughts in the Forum.