Transformation · line 5
Immaturity becomes Release from Obstacles
What this change means
A child's ignorance, says the fifth line, and the verdict is good fortune. As it moves, the mountain above becomes wind blowing over water, and what was blocked starts to disperse. The practical message is freeing. If you admit that you don't know enough in the area of your question and you seek advice, you tend to get good results. Not knowing, held openly and without pretense, is a strength here.
The resulting hexagram, 59 Release from Obstacles, shows the same humility at work on a larger scale. Obstacles can loosen when you act sincerely and bring opposing sides together around shared goals, and when you let the current carry you instead of fighting it. Selfishness is what keeps the knot tight. Watch for pride that stops you from asking. One honest question, put to the right person, can open what effort alone couldn't.
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.
- 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 59 Release from Obstacles
You can free yourself from the obstacles that hold you back if you're able to act sincerely and bring opposites together around shared goals. The tension has arisen because selfishness rules. To move forward, be humble and let the current carry you rather than going against it.
Success. The king goes to his temple. It is favorable to cross the great river. Constancy is favorable.
The trigrams
The way back
59 Release from Obstacles → 4 Immaturityline 5
Other transformations of Immaturity
Make your own cast
The answer changes with the question. Toss the coins and see which lines move for you.