Transformation · lines 1, 3, 4, 5, and 6
Immaturity becomes Overflowing
What this change means
The lake rises up to heaven, pressure building toward release: five lines move, all but the second, and 4 Immaturity becomes a moment of resolution. The still second line of 43 Overflowing sets the tone. It asks you to act decisively while staying alert to the signs, so you can take precautions when needed. The resulting hexagram describes tension that's piling up and could overflow, both personally and in relationships; it calls for bringing things into the open with careful words and generosity, without provoking.
From where 4 Immaturity began, this is a test of what you've learned. You now need to act, but with judgment: firm, yet watchful and tactful. Ask advice on how to say what needs saying. Watch for decisiveness turning into bluntness. Speak clearly, keep your eyes open, and ease the pressure rather than add to it.
What to read, in order
Marked ● is what Zhu Xi's tradition puts at the center for this number of moving lines.
- Line 2 of 43 Overflowing, which stays still
Act decisively, but pay attention to the signs so you can take precautions when needed.
A cry of alarm. At nightfall there are weapons: do not worry.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 4 of 4 Immaturity
Dreaming without acting leads you to failure.
Ignorance hemmed in. Distress.
- Line 5 of 4 Immaturity
If you recognize your lack of knowledge in the area of your question and seek advice, you'll get good results.
A child's ignorance. Good fortune.
- Line 6 of 4 Immaturity
Accepting the consequences of your actions and correcting what's needed will help you right now.
Striking the ignorant. Being a raider is not favorable; stopping the raider is favorable.
- The judgment of 43 Overflowing
It's a time of excessive buildup: some situations are about to get out of control and overwhelm you, both personally and in your relationships. You need to bring what's happening into the open, but without speaking about it directly; watch your words so you don't provoke reactions. It's a time to act generously to ease the tension that's there.
It is proclaimed in the king's court. A sincere cry: there is danger. Word comes from one's own city. It is not favorable to take up arms. It is favorable to have somewhere to go.
The trigrams
The way back
43 Overflowing → 4 Immaturitylines 1, 3, 4, 5, and 6
Other transformations of Immaturity
Make your own cast
The answer changes with the question. Toss the coins and see which lines move for you.