Transformation · lines 4 and 6
Initial Obstacles becomes Innocence
What this change means
Heaven over thunder, movement that comes from a clean source: as the top and fourth lines move, the water above clears into sky. The top line leads, and its message is endurance: even in grief, with everything pulling apart, don't give up. The fourth line shows a way out of the struggle. Accept help, even if it means putting pride aside; an alliance sought in good faith tends to turn out well.
The resulting hexagram, 25 Innocence, sets the condition for both. Keep your heart clean, with no concealed agenda, and stay close to what's right, and the gifts of heaven can reach you. If you act otherwise, obstacles tend to pile up and things grow difficult. So persist, ask for help, and keep your reasons clean. Watch for accepting support with strings you'd rather not see, or persisting out of stubbornness rather than conviction. A plain, honest intention is your best protection.
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 3 Initial Obstacles
Despite the obstacles, don't give up or lose heart.
The horses of the team pull apart. Weeping blood, in endless streams.
- 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.
- 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.
- The judgment of 25 Innocence
If you act with a pure heart, free of hidden motives and without straying from what is right, true to original human nature, you'll let the blessings of heaven reach you. Otherwise you'll meet obstacles and your affairs will become difficult.
Great success. Constancy is favorable. If it is not upright, there is calamity. It is not favorable to have somewhere to go.
The trigrams
The way back
25 Innocence → 3 Initial Obstacleslines 4 and 6
Other transformations of Initial Obstacles
- 29Waterlines 1 and 2
- 39Held Backlines 1 and 3
- 5Inactionlines 2 and 3
- 45Meetinglines 1 and 4
- 58Inner Peacelines 2 and 4
- 49Renewallines 3 and 4
- 2Passivitylines 1 and 5
- 19Fleeting Successlines 2 and 5
- 36Darknesslines 3 and 5
- 51Shocklines 4 and 5
- 20Observinglines 1 and 6
- 61Inner Integritylines 2 and 6
- 37The Tribelines 3 and 6
- 27Nourishmentlines 5 and 6
Make your own cast
The answer changes with the question. Toss the coins and see which lines move for you.