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Transformation · lines 1 and 4

Small Things becomes Lack of Firmness

小畜 9 Small Things 姤 44 Lack of Firmness
Starting hexagram
Resulting hexagram

What this change means

Wind slips under heaven as the first and fourth lines move, and the restraint of Small Things turns into an encounter you'd be wise not to underestimate. The fourth line leads: act with fairness and sincere trust, and the early difficulties will fade bit by bit. The first line adds a sensible retreat, going back to ground you control. Both lines point toward integrity and good footing. The resulting hexagram, 44 Lack of Firmness, shows why you'll need them. It describes unsuitable people or situations that you think you can handle and so don't take seriously, sometimes through a habit you've drifted into. If you don't set firm limits, they can end up controlling you. So use the fourth line's honesty as your boundary, and the first line's return as your exit. Stepping back to safer ground isn't weakness when something is quietly gaining a hold.

What to read, in order

Marked ● is what Zhu Xi's tradition puts at the center for this number of moving lines.

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. The judgment of 44 Lack of Firmness

    You're surrounded by unsuitable people or situations. You know it, but you think you have the power to control them and don't take them very seriously; it may even be a bad habit. If you don't pay attention and set firm limits, they'll take control over you and you won't be able to pull away.

    The woman is strong. Do not take her as a wife.

The trigrams

Below Heaven Wind
Above Wind Heaven

The way back

44 Lack of Firmness → 9 Small Things
lines 1 and 4

Other transformations of Small Things

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