Transformation · lines 1 and 5
Immaturity becomes Inner Integrity
What this change means
Wind above a lake: as the fifth and first lines move, the closed mountain of 4 Immaturity opens, and something sincere can pass between people. The fifth line leads. It says that recognizing what you don't know and seeking advice brings good results; there's good fortune in a child's openness. The first line adds the next step. Help will come, and you need to apply it, choosing guides who expect a lot of you without crushing you. Openness to learn, then discipline to practice: that's the pairing.
The resulting hexagram, 61 Inner Integrity, describes where it leads. When you're whole inside, it shows outside, and your truth can move others toward great undertakings. Learning honestly is part of that wholeness. Watch for pretending to understand more than you do. Ask plainly, practice faithfully, and your integrity becomes something others can trust.
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 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 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 61 Inner Integrity
When you're whole within, it shows on the outside, and you'll be able to do great things and to let your truth move others toward great undertakings.
Piglets and fish: good fortune. It is favorable to cross the great river. Constancy is favorable.
The trigrams
The way back
61 Inner Integrity → 4 Immaturitylines 1 and 5
Other transformations of Immaturity
- 27Nourishmentlines 1 and 2
- 26Great Achievementslines 1 and 3
- 52Abidinglines 2 and 3
- 38Oppositeslines 1 and 4
- 35Advancelines 2 and 4
- 50The Vessel of Nourishmentlines 3 and 4
- 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.