What this change means
A mountain hides within the earth: five lines move, and only the third stays as it was. The reading rests on that one still line of the resulting hexagram, 15 Simplicity. It says that if you stay humble despite your position and reputation, you won't create rivalries, and you'll succeed. The proud height of 1 Activity is turned around into modesty. This isn't the time to boast or show off. Keep things simple, act fairly, and let your talents be seen without pointing at them. They tend to be recognized on their own. Balance matters too: take from what's in excess and give to what's lacking, so things stay even. The strength is still there, inside, like the mountain under the ground. People trust strength more when it doesn't demand attention.
What to read, in order
Marked ● is what Zhu Xi's tradition puts at the center for this number of moving lines.
- Line 3 of 15 Simplicity, which stays still
If, despite your position and fame, you stay humble, you won't create rivalries and you'll succeed.
A noble person humble in toil. Reaching the end: good fortune.
- 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 4 of 1 Activity
It's time to decide whether you want to keep moving forward or stop.
Perhaps it leaps in the abyss. 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 15 Simplicity
This isn't the time to boast or show off. It's time to keep things simple and to make sure you act fairly; your qualities and talents will show on their own and be recognized.
Success. The noble person reaches the end.
The trigrams
The way back
15 Simplicity → 1 Activitylines 1, 2, 4, 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.