What this change means
Water within the earth: five lines move, and only the second keeps its place. With so much changing, the reading looks to that lone still line of the resulting hexagram, 7 The Army. It says that keeping up your activity and discipline will bring you what you're after. The free strength of 1 Activity turns into organized effort. Whatever your question, the favorable path runs through order: face the situation directly, say clearly what you want, and don't try to force it on others. Structure your time. Keep your commitments. If others depend on you, look after them as well as the goal. Discipline here isn't harshness; it's what lets energy go somewhere instead of spreading thin. Stay centered and consistent in the middle of the movement, and your results can hold.
What to read, in order
Marked ● is what Zhu Xi's tradition puts at the center for this number of moving lines.
- Line 2 of 7 The Army, which stays still
Keep up your activity and discipline to reach what you want, and you'll get it.
In the midst of the army: good fortune. No fault. Three times the king bestows his charge.
- 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 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 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 7 The Army
Whatever your question, the favorable answer comes from acting with discipline and organization: face the situation head-on and speak clearly, say what you want, without trying to impose it.
The constancy of a seasoned leader brings good fortune. No fault.
The trigrams
The way back
7 The Army → 1 Activitylines 1, 3, 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.