What this change means
The fourth line moves, and Thunder breaks out of the upper Earth. Yet the line itself is a bag tied at the neck: no fault, no praise. Keeping clear of the noise, unseen, is how you'll reach what you're after. That's the heart of the reading. The resulting hexagram, 16 Passion, carries a lot of energy: enthusiasm, drive, the chance to move others and take on big projects. The tension is clear. Something exciting is building, and the line asks you to keep it contained for now. Don't announce it. Don't spend it on talk. Let your passion grow in private, and when it does go out into the world, make sure it serves the people working with you, not only yourself. Quiet preparation tends to give enthusiasm a much stronger launch.
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 2 Passivity
Staying away from the noise, out of sight, is the best way to get what you want.
A bag tied at the neck. No fault, no praise.
- The judgment of 2 Passivity
This is not the time to take the initiative to achieve things. It's better to let others guide you and to keep at your projects with patience.
Great success. The constancy of a mare is favorable. The noble person has somewhere to go: going ahead, they lose the way; following behind, they find someone to guide them. It is favorable to find friends in the southwest and to lose them in the northeast. Calm constancy brings good fortune.
- The judgment of 16 Passion
A time of passionate drive toward action. You can pass this passion on to others to gain their help, which lets you take on big projects with resolve and optimism. For these ventures to succeed and last, you can't look after only your own interests; you also need to keep in mind the needs of the people working with you.
It is favorable to install lords and set the army in motion.
The trigrams
The way back
16 Passion → 2 Passivityline 4
Other transformations of Passivity
Make your own cast
The answer changes with the question. Toss the coins and see which lines move for you.