What this change means
Earth above, Heaven below: the upper three lines move, and the high sky comes down to meet the ground. Both judgments speak together. 1 Activity carries the creative energy and the qualities that bring projects to success. The resulting hexagram, 11 Well-Being, announces a period of harmony and understanding. People and situations that weren't good for you move away; others arrive who bring support. It's one of the most generous turns this hexagram can take. Your strength stays, but it no longer has to work alone or from above. Let it connect. Enjoy what comes without grabbing at it. Use the good season to help shape things fairly for the people around you, so the well-being spreads. When heaven and earth meet, things tend to grow on their own; your job is to keep the meeting open.
What to read, in order
Marked ● is what Zhu Xi's tradition puts at the center for this number of moving lines.
- 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 11 Well-Being
A period of well-being, harmony and understanding is coming, and you can enjoy it. People and situations that weren't good for you are moving away, and in their place come people and situations that bring blessings and support. Heaven grants its gifts.
The small goes, the great comes. Good fortune. Success.
- 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 trigrams
The way back
11 Well-Being → 1 Activitylines 4, 5, and 6
Other transformations of Activity
- 12Declinelines 1, 2, and 3
- 53Gradual Progresslines 1, 2, and 4
- 59Release from Obstacleslines 1, 3, and 4
- 42Increaselines 2, 3, and 4
- 56The Travelerlines 1, 2, and 5
- 64Transitionlines 1, 3, and 5
- 21Bitinglines 2, 3, and 5
- 18Loss, Then Gainlines 1, 4, and 5
- 22Good Mannerslines 2, 4, and 5
- 41Decreaselines 3, 4, and 5
- 31Attractionlines 1, 2, and 6
- 47Overwhelmedlines 1, 3, and 6
- 17Adaptinglines 2, 3, and 6
- 48Right Actionlines 1, 4, and 6
- 63After the Endlines 2, 4, and 6
- 60Thriftlines 3, 4, and 6
- 32What Lastslines 1, 5, and 6
- 55Abundancelines 2, 5, and 6
- 54A Subordinate Rolelines 3, 5, and 6
Make your own cast
The answer changes with the question. Toss the coins and see which lines move for you.