What this change means
Both trigrams soften into Wind as the first and fourth lines move. The fourth leads: you're at the edge of the deep, deciding whether to move forward or stop. The first tempers it: it's not yet time for action. So the choice tilts toward patience, or at least toward a very quiet kind of progress. The resulting hexagram, 57 Gentleness, shows how that progress works. You gain through gentleness now, not through pressure or force. Choose a path and keep to it steadily, even if the gains look small. Success tends to show itself through the build-up of modest actions and through the support of those above you. If you decide to continue, continue like wind, persistent and soft. If you decide to stop, stop without drama. Either way, nothing big is called for yet; steadiness is.
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 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 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 57 Gentleness
It's a time when you'll gain and succeed through gentleness. This isn't the time for big actions, or for using pressure or force. It's a time to choose a path and stay on it steadily. Even if you don't see much progress, success will show itself through the build-up of small actions and through seeking the support of those above you.
Small success. It is favorable to have somewhere to go. It is favorable to see the great person.
The trigrams
The way back
57 Gentleness → 1 Activitylines 1 and 4
Other transformations of Activity
- 33Leaving Behindlines 1 and 2
- 6Conflictlines 1 and 3
- 25Innocencelines 2 and 3
- 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.