In practice
The judgment
The creative principle. Activity. New beginnings, flourishing, and the qualities you need to carry any undertaking or project through to success.
If all the lines move
When everything moves, the strength lies in the group, not in a leader: work alongside others without imposing yourself, and things will go well for you.
The poetry
The Creative
Great success. Constancy is favorable.
The image
Heaven moves with strength. So the noble person grows strong and does not rest.
Dragons are seen in a throng, none at the head. Good fortune.
The lines
- Line 6上九
Pride may be your worst enemy right now.
A dragon that climbs too high. There is regret.
- Line 5九五
What you undertake brings good results, and help is there if you ask for it.
The dragon flies in the sky. It is favorable to see the great person.
- Line 4九四
It's time to decide whether you want to keep moving forward or stop.
Perhaps it leaps in the abyss. No fault.
- Line 3九三
Things are working, yet you worry for no apparent reason.
The noble person strives and strives all day long, and at nightfall is still watchful. Danger. No fault.
- Line 2九二
It's time to talk with the people who can help you.
The dragon shows itself in the field. It is favorable to see the great person.
- Line 1初九
It's not yet time to act.
A dragon under the water. Do not act.
Its 63 transformations
Depending on which lines move in your cast, Activity turns into another hexagram. Pick the lines from your cast.
One moving line
6
Two moving lines
15
- 33Leaving Behindlines 1 and 2
- 6Conflictlines 1 and 3
- 25Innocencelines 2 and 3
- 57Gentlenesslines 1 and 4
- 37The Tribelines 2 and 4
- 61Inner Integritylines 3 and 4
- 50The Vessel of Nourishmentlines 1 and 5
- 30The Flamelines 2 and 5
- 38Oppositeslines 3 and 5
- 26Great Achievementslines 4 and 5
- 28Excesseslines 1 and 6
- 49Renewallines 2 and 6
- 58Inner Peacelines 3 and 6
- 5Inactionlines 4 and 6
- 34Great Manifestationlines 5 and 6
Three moving lines
20
- 12Declinelines 1, 2, and 3
- 53Gradual Progresslines 1, 2, and 4
- 59Release from Obstacleslines 1, 3, and 4
- 42Increaselines 2, 3, and 4
- 56The Travelerlines 1, 2, and 5
- 64Transitionlines 1, 3, and 5
- 21Bitinglines 2, 3, and 5
- 18Loss, Then Gainlines 1, 4, and 5
- 22Good Mannerslines 2, 4, and 5
- 41Decreaselines 3, 4, and 5
- 31Attractionlines 1, 2, and 6
- 47Overwhelmedlines 1, 3, and 6
- 17Adaptinglines 2, 3, and 6
- 48Right Actionlines 1, 4, and 6
- 63After the Endlines 2, 4, and 6
- 60Thriftlines 3, 4, and 6
- 32What Lastslines 1, 5, and 6
- 55Abundancelines 2, 5, and 6
- 54A Subordinate Rolelines 3, 5, and 6
- 11Well-Beinglines 4, 5, and 6
Four moving lines
15
- 20Observinglines 1, 2, 3, and 4
- 35Advancelines 1, 2, 3, and 5
- 52Abidinglines 1, 2, 4, and 5
- 4Immaturitylines 1, 3, 4, and 5
- 27Nourishmentlines 2, 3, 4, and 5
- 45Meetinglines 1, 2, 3, and 6
- 39Held Backlines 1, 2, 4, and 6
- 29Waterlines 1, 3, 4, and 6
- 3Initial Obstacleslines 2, 3, 4, and 6
- 62Success in Small Matterslines 1, 2, 5, and 6
- 40Clearing Obstacleslines 1, 3, 5, and 6
- 51Shocklines 2, 3, 5, and 6
- 46Going Uplines 1, 4, 5, and 6
- 36Darknesslines 2, 4, 5, and 6
- 19Fleeting Successlines 3, 4, 5, and 6
Five moving lines
6
All six lines moving
1
The classical text
乾：元亨。利貞。
象曰：天行健，君子以自強不息。
初九：潛龍勿用。
九二：見龍在田，利見大人。
九三：君子終日乾乾，夕惕若；厲，无咎。
九四：或躍在淵，无咎。
九五：飛龍在天，利見大人。
上九：亢龍，有悔。
用九：見羣龍无首，吉。
Related hexagrams
Make your own cast
The answer changes with the question. Toss the coins and see which lines move for you.