What this change means
Here the third line moves, and the lower Heaven gives way to Lake. The noble person strives all day and is still watchful at nightfall: danger, yet no fault. In plain terms, things are working, and you worry anyway, without a clear reason. That restlessness is the heart of this reading. The resulting hexagram, 10 Treading Carefully, takes the worry and turns it into a skill. You're in a delicate situation, and the way through is to move with awareness and gentleness. Handled well, even possible rivals tend to give ground, and some may become allies. So don't let anxiety push you into hard, defensive moves. Keep doing the work that's going well, stay alert in the evening hours of a project, and step lightly where the ground is uncertain. Vigilance helps you; fear dressed up as vigilance doesn't.
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.
- 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 10 Treading Carefully
You're facing a difficult situation. If you know how to conduct yourself properly, moving with awareness and gentleness, even people who could be rivals and stand in your way will give ground, and may even become your allies.
Stepping on the tiger's tail; it does not bite. Success.
The trigrams
The way back
10 Treading Carefully → 1 Activityline 3
Other transformations of Activity
Make your own cast
The answer changes with the question. Toss the coins and see which lines move for you.