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Transformation · lines 2, 3, 4, and 5

Initial Obstacles becomes Great Manifestation

屯 3 Initial Obstacles 大壯 34 Great Manifestation
Starting hexagram
Resulting hexagram

What this change means

Strength piles up beneath thunder: the second through fifth lines move, and heaven now sits below the thunder of the resulting hexagram, 34 Great Manifestation. With four lines moving, its still lines speak. The first says that, despite your qualities, some unfavorable situations still keep you from moving forward; pressure won't help; handle each obstacle in turn, and things tend to yield eventually. The top line warns that charging ahead without thinking or listening leads to a wall. Seeing that before you go too far lets you change course.

Coming from 3 Initial Obstacles, this is a powerful turn, but power is exactly what needs watching. You may feel ready for anything. The old difficulties haven't vanished, though, and force alone won't clear them. Listen to feedback, take things in order, and adjust as you go. Your strength is real; patience is what makes it work.

What to read, in order

Marked ● is what Zhu Xi's tradition puts at the center for this number of moving lines.

  1. Line 1 of 34 Great Manifestation, which stays still

    Despite your excellent qualities, some unfavorable situations still won't let you move forward. Don't push. Work through the obstacles one by one, and circumstances will give way in the end.

    Strength in the toes. Setting out brings misfortune. There is sincere trust.

  2. Line 6 of 34 Great Manifestation, which stays still

    If you push ahead without thinking and without taking in feedback, you reach a point that becomes a wall and blocks your way. Being aware of this before you go too far will let you change course.

    A ram butts the fence: it can't go back, it can't go on. Nothing is favorable. Taking on the hardship: good fortune.

  3. The judgment of 3 Initial Obstacles

    This isn't the time to act directly: look for people who can act for you, allies who represent you. Still, stay alert so you know when the time comes to take back the initiative and control.

    Great success. Constancy is favorable. Having somewhere to go is of no use yet. It is favorable to install lords.

  4. Line 2 of 3 Initial Obstacles

    Obstacles are on the way, but help will come. Act with caution until you feel secure and can receive that help.

    Stuck, turning in place; the horses of the team pull apart. Not a raider: someone come to ask for marriage. The young woman is constant and gives no promise; after ten years she gives it.

  5. Line 3 of 3 Initial Obstacles

    Right now obstacles aren't solved by acting: they're solved by stepping back until conditions improve.

    Chasing the deer with no gamekeeper, only going deeper into the forest. The noble person sees the sign and would rather let it go. Going on: distress.

  6. Line 4 of 3 Initial Obstacles

    It's wise to accept help now, even if it means leaving your pride behind.

    The horses of the team pull apart. Seeking marriage. Going brings good fortune. Nothing that is not favorable.

  7. Line 5 of 3 Initial Obstacles

    Act with caution, step by step, without rushing.

    Holding back its richness. In small things, constancy brings good fortune; in great things, even with constancy, misfortune.

  8. The judgment of 34 Great Manifestation

    You have what it takes to carry out big projects and achieve extraordinary things. Still, you need to stay active and keep persevering. Thinking and acting in harmony will keep you holding to what is right and will make your achievements last.

    Constancy is favorable.

The trigrams

Below Thunder Heaven
Above Water Thunder

The way back

34 Great Manifestation → 3 Initial Obstacles
lines 2, 3, 4, and 5

Other transformations of Initial Obstacles

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