Transformation · lines 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5
Small Things becomes Advance
What this change means
Light rises over the earth as five lines move, and only the top line of the figure stays as it was. Its counterpart in the resulting hexagram, 35 Advance, gives the guidance: make sure your progress doesn't run over other people; clearing obstacles from your path is fine, but not by hurting anyone. Almost everything in Small Things shifts here. The held-back clouds give way to a time of growth and achievement, where help and favors can come from important people and doors open when you ask. That's welcome, and you should make the most of it. The one caution is in how you move. Momentum can make you careless with the people around you. Keep your ambition clean, contribute to others' growth as you receive help yourself, and let your rise lift people rather than push them aside.
What to read, in order
Marked ● is what Zhu Xi's tradition puts at the center for this number of moving lines.
- Line 6 of 35 Advance, which stays still
Make sure your advance doesn't run over other people. It's fine to clear the obstacles from your path, but without hurting anyone.
Advancing with the horns. Fit only for punishing one's own city. Danger, good fortune, no fault. Constancy brings distress.
- The judgment of 9 Small Things
You're facing a situation that promises success, but it isn't time yet. There are still obstacles on the way that you need to resolve. For now you can take small actions and wait for the right moment to act on a large scale.
Success. Dense clouds and no rain, from my western outskirts.
- Line 1 of 9 Small Things
What's called for now is to fall back to situations where you have more control. This isn't a loss: it's a smart move.
Returning by its own way. What fault could there be? Good fortune.
- Line 2 of 9 Small Things
Even though circumstances push you to advance, for now it's time to go back and prepare to act at a better moment.
Led back. Good fortune.
- Line 3 of 9 Small Things
Trying to advance at any cost only brings bigger obstacles from outside.
The spokes come loose from the cart. Husband and wife glare at each other.
- Line 4 of 9 Small Things
If you act fairly, you may meet difficulties at first, but little by little the obstacles will fade until you reach your goal.
There is sincere trust. The blood goes, the fear leaves. No fault.
- Line 5 of 9 Small Things
Allying with others and being loyal in that alliance will bring success.
There is sincere trust, bound together as by a cord. Growing rich alongside the neighbor.
- The judgment of 35 Advance
A time of growth and achievement is coming, and you should make the most of it. You'll receive help and favors from important people. If you need something, don't hesitate to ask: doors will open for you. Your talents are recognized, and just as you receive help, it's also a time to contribute to the growth and betterment of others.
The lord of Kang is granted horses in great numbers; in a single day he is received three times.
The trigrams
The way back
35 Advance → 9 Small Thingslines 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5
Other transformations of Small Things
Make your own cast
The answer changes with the question. Toss the coins and see which lines move for you.