Transformation · lines 1 and 3
Immaturity becomes Great Achievements
What this change means
Heaven gathers inside the mountain when the first and third lines move: a great deal of strength is being stored, waiting for its use. The third line leads with a warning. Don't submit to forceful people who belittle you; losing yourself to someone else's power leaves you with nothing. The first line offers the healthier alternative. Accept help, but from guides who demand a lot without dominating, and actually apply what they teach. One line shows the wrong kind of influence, the other the right one.
The resulting hexagram, 26 Great Achievements, says it's a good moment to step out of your comfort zone and attempt more than you thought you could, because you have the qualities you need. Choose your mentors carefully, and keep your self-respect. Watch for mistaking domination for guidance. The right support stretches you; the wrong one shrinks you.
What to read, in order
Marked ● is what Zhu Xi's tradition puts at the center for this number of moving lines.
- Line 3 of 4 Immaturity
To get what you want, don't submit to strong personalities who belittle you.
Do not take this woman: at the sight of a man of gold, she is no longer her own. Nothing is favorable.
- Line 1 of 4 Immaturity
You'll receive help, but you have to apply what you're told. Choose guides who demand a lot of you without being domineering.
To wake the ignorant, it is favorable to use punishment and to take off the shackles. Going on this way: distress.
- The judgment of 4 Immaturity
Be aware that you don't yet have the maturity you need to reach what you're after in the area of your question. Act with humility: ask for guidance, seek advice and counsel, and put what you're told into practice.
Success. I do not go looking for the ignorant youth; the ignorant youth comes looking for me. The first time the oracle is asked, I answer. A second and a third asking is an offense, and an offense gets no answer. Constancy is favorable.
- The judgment of 26 Great Achievements
It's a good moment to leave your comfort zone and take on new actions, beyond what you think you can do. Heaven favors unusual actions that will lead you to success, because you have the qualities needed.
Constancy is favorable. Not eating at home brings good fortune. It is favorable to cross the great river.
The trigrams
The way back
26 Great Achievements → 4 Immaturitylines 1 and 3
Other transformations of Immaturity
- 27Nourishmentlines 1 and 2
- 52Abidinglines 2 and 3
- 38Oppositeslines 1 and 4
- 35Advancelines 2 and 4
- 50The Vessel of Nourishmentlines 3 and 4
- 61Inner Integritylines 1 and 5
- 20Observinglines 2 and 5
- 57Gentlenesslines 3 and 5
- 6Conflictlines 4 and 5
- 19Fleeting Successlines 1 and 6
- 2Passivitylines 2 and 6
- 46Going Uplines 3 and 6
- 40Clearing Obstacleslines 4 and 6
- 29Waterlines 5 and 6
Make your own cast
The answer changes with the question. Toss the coins and see which lines move for you.