What this change means
When the first and third lines move, Heaven below becomes Water, and steady effort meets a current running the other way. The third line leads: you strive all day and keep watch at night, and though things are working, you worry without clear cause. The first line holds you back: it's not yet time to act. The resulting hexagram, 6 Conflict, explains why the unease may be well founded. A dispute is forming that action can't solve; cleverness serves better than force. So don't push to settle it. Let events take their course for now, accept that you can't resolve everything at once, and seek the advice of someone wise in the matter. Your vigilance is useful as long as it stays quiet and patient. Think the start of any undertaking through carefully, and wait before you step into the fight.
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 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 1 of 1 Activity
It's not yet time to act.
A dragon under the water. Do not act.
- 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.
- The judgment of 6 Conflict
A conflict is arising that can't be solved by action; cleverness works better than force. Recognizing that you can't resolve anything right now, letting events take their course, and seeking the advice of someone wise in this area will help you get out of the conflict.
There is sincere trust, but it is blocked. Caution: stopping halfway brings good fortune; going all the way to the end, misfortune. It is favorable to see the great person. It is not favorable to cross the great river.
The trigrams
The way back
6 Conflict → 1 Activitylines 1 and 3
Other transformations of Activity
- 33Leaving Behindlines 1 and 2
- 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
Make your own cast
The answer changes with the question. Toss the coins and see which lines move for you.