What this change means
A lake whose water has drained away below: the fourth, fifth and top lines move, and the upper mountain of 4 Immaturity turns into an empty basin. Three moving lines weigh both judgments equally. The starting judgment asks for honesty about your inexperience in this area and for humble, practical use of good counsel.
The resulting hexagram, 47 Overwhelmed, describes a time when much is against you: the wrong people nearby, words that aren't believed, obstacles on all sides. You can only accept it and wait for better conditions, drawing on the inner light that lives in you. Together they suggest a narrow but real path. Find one trustworthy adviser rather than arguing with everyone, and lean on your inner strength. Watch for exhausting yourself trying to convince people who won't listen. Learn quietly, endure, and let conditions shift.
What to read, in order
Marked ● is what Zhu Xi's tradition puts at the center for this number of moving lines.
- 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 47 Overwhelmed
Things are very much against you: the wrong people surround you, no one believes what you say, and obstacles hem you in. All you can do is accept it and wait for better conditions to come. Your only resource is the inner light that lives in you; turn to that strength to hold you up right now.
Success. For the great person, constancy brings good fortune. No fault. They speak and are not believed.
- 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 trigrams
The way back
47 Overwhelmed → 4 Immaturitylines 4, 5, and 6
Other transformations of Immaturity
- 22Good Mannerslines 1, 2, and 3
- 21Bitinglines 1, 2, and 4
- 14Wealthlines 1, 3, and 4
- 56The Travelerlines 2, 3, and 4
- 42Increaselines 1, 2, and 5
- 9Small Thingslines 1, 3, and 5
- 53Gradual Progresslines 2, 3, and 5
- 10Treading Carefullylines 1, 4, and 5
- 12Declinelines 2, 4, and 5
- 44Lack of Firmnesslines 3, 4, and 5
- 24Coming Backlines 1, 2, and 6
- 11Well-Beinglines 1, 3, and 6
- 15Simplicitylines 2, 3, and 6
- 54A Subordinate Rolelines 1, 4, and 6
- 16Passionlines 2, 4, and 6
- 32What Lastslines 3, 4, and 6
- 60Thriftlines 1, 5, and 6
- 8Unionlines 2, 5, and 6
- 48Right Actionlines 3, 5, and 6
Make your own cast
The answer changes with the question. Toss the coins and see which lines move for you.