What this change means
Only the top line moves, and Lake rises where Heaven was above: the dragon has climbed too high, and there's regret. This line warns that pride may be your worst enemy right now, and the reading centers there. Success and strength have carried you far, maybe further than is wise. The resulting hexagram, 43 Overflowing, shows the consequence: pressure building toward a point where situations, personal or shared, can spill over. Things need to come into the open, but not with a blunt or proud statement; careless words could provoke the very reaction you fear. So come down a little. Admit what's out of balance, choose your words carefully, and act generously to release the tension. Share what you have with those below you, and don't rest on your own virtue. Humility now can prevent a much harder lesson later.
What to read, in order
Marked ● is what Zhu Xi's tradition puts at the center for this number of moving lines.
- 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 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 43 Overflowing
It's a time of excessive buildup: some situations are about to get out of control and overwhelm you, both personally and in your relationships. You need to bring what's happening into the open, but without speaking about it directly; watch your words so you don't provoke reactions. It's a time to act generously to ease the tension that's there.
It is proclaimed in the king's court. A sincere cry: there is danger. Word comes from one's own city. It is not favorable to take up arms. It is favorable to have somewhere to go.
The trigrams
The way back
43 Overflowing → 1 Activityline 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.