What this change means
Water and earth become heaven doubled when every line but the second moves, and the army's single strong line now has company everywhere. That lone unmoving line holds the advice: this is the moment to speak with the people who can help.
The resulting hexagram, 1 Activity, speaks of new beginnings, flourishing, and the qualities needed to carry any project through to success. Coming from 7 The Army, the commander who once stood alone in the middle now has strength on every side. So reach out. Bring your plan, clearly organized, to the people who can support it, and say plainly what you want. Watch for trying to do it all yourself out of habit. This is a creative, energetic moment, and the right conversations are what set it in motion.
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 1 Activity, which stays still
It's time to talk with the people who can help you.
The dragon shows itself in the field. It is favorable to see the great person.
- The judgment of 7 The Army
Whatever your question, the favorable answer comes from acting with discipline and organization: face the situation head-on and speak clearly, say what you want, without trying to impose it.
The constancy of a seasoned leader brings good fortune. No fault.
- Line 1 of 7 The Army
There has to be a just cause for you to move in the direction you want.
The army sets out under discipline. Without good order: misfortune.
- Line 3 of 7 The Army
If you don't keep up the conditions needed for success and you slacken in your task, there will be misfortune.
Perhaps the army hauls corpses on its carts. Misfortune.
- Line 4 of 7 The Army
If you feel you don't have enough in place to succeed, it's better to pull back and wait for a better moment to act again.
The army withdraws and makes camp. No fault.
- Line 5 of 7 The Army
Choosing the situations you're able to face will keep you out of useless fights.
There is game in the field. It is favorable to seize it. No fault. The eldest son leads the army; the younger son hauls corpses. Even with constancy, misfortune.
- Line 6 of 7 The Army
You'll get real achievements and results, but choose carefully who you surround yourself with right now.
The great prince gives his command: founding states, conferring houses. Do not employ the petty person.
- The judgment of 1 Activity
The creative principle. Activity. New beginnings, flourishing, and the qualities you need to carry any undertaking or project through to success.
Great success. Constancy is favorable.
The trigrams
The way back
1 Activity → 7 The Armylines 1, 3, 4, 5, and 6
Other transformations of The Army
Make your own cast
The answer changes with the question. Toss the coins and see which lines move for you.