What this change means
The fifth line moves, and Water rises above the Earth. A yellow skirt: great good fortune. Right now success depends on acting with reserve, and your light shines from within. This line is the heart of the reading. The resulting hexagram, 8 Union, says success lies in joining with people who share your project and support you. It also asks you to check that you have the qualities it needs. The two fit naturally. Modest, centered conduct is what draws the right people close. You don't need to dazzle anyone or claim the center. Be steady, be decent, and let your quality be felt rather than announced. Look for allies who are truly aligned with what you're doing, and contribute your full share. Union built on quiet worth tends to be stronger than union built on display.
What to read, in order
Marked ● is what Zhu Xi's tradition puts at the center for this number of moving lines.
- Line 5 of 2 Passivity
Right now success depends on acting with reserve. Your light shines from within.
A yellow skirt. Great good fortune.
- 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 8 Union
Right now success lies in joining with people who are aligned with your project and who are a support for you. But it's important that you, too, have the qualities needed to carry it out; that's why you can toss the coins once more to find out whether you have those qualities.
Good fortune. Consult the oracle again: great and lasting constancy. No fault. The restless come from every side. The one who comes late: misfortune.
The trigrams
The way back
8 Union → 2 Passivityline 5
Other transformations of Passivity
Make your own cast
The answer changes with the question. Toss the coins and see which lines move for you.