What this change means
Thunder comes out of the earth as five lines move, and only the fourth holds firm. With so much changing, that single still line of the resulting hexagram, 16 Passion, carries the reading. It says that when you care enough about your work and feel driven by it, help tends to arrive without your asking. The drive of 1 Activity becomes enthusiasm that others can feel. That's powerful, and it carries a responsibility. People who join you because your energy moved them deserve to have their needs considered too. A venture that serves only your interests tends not to last. So let your passion show, take on the big project with resolve, and keep an eye on everyone who's working with you. Shared enthusiasm, looked after well, can carry far more than effort alone.
What to read, in order
Marked ● is what Zhu Xi's tradition puts at the center for this number of moving lines.
- Line 4 of 16 Passion, which stays still
When you're passionate and motivated enough about what you do, you don't need to ask anyone for help: help will come naturally.
The source of delight: great gain. Do not doubt. Friends gather like hair in a clasp.
- The judgment of 1 Activity
The creative principle. Activity. New beginnings, flourishing, and the qualities you need to carry any undertaking or project through to success.
Great success. Constancy is favorable.
- Line 1 of 1 Activity
It's not yet time to act.
A dragon under the water. Do not act.
- Line 2 of 1 Activity
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 3 of 1 Activity
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 5 of 1 Activity
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 6 of 1 Activity
Pride may be your worst enemy right now.
A dragon that climbs too high. There is regret.
- The judgment of 16 Passion
A time of passionate drive toward action. You can pass this passion on to others to gain their help, which lets you take on big projects with resolve and optimism. For these ventures to succeed and last, you can't look after only your own interests; you also need to keep in mind the needs of the people working with you.
It is favorable to install lords and set the army in motion.
The trigrams
The way back
16 Passion → 1 Activitylines 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6
Other transformations of Activity
Make your own cast
The answer changes with the question. Toss the coins and see which lines move for you.