Transformation · line 6
Treading Carefully becomes Inner Peace
What this change means
Looking back over the road, examining the signs: the top line moves, and everything here turns on it. It asks you to watch for favorable signs to know when to act, and then act decisively; if the path comes full circle, great good fortune follows. After the tense passage of Treading Carefully, this is the moment of review. As the line changes, Heaven above becomes Lake, two lakes joined, and the figure becomes 58 Inner Peace. That resulting hexagram describes calm and inner peace that let you achieve great things, especially in the company of people whose energy is like yours, though losing sight of your goals can bring inertia. So rest in what you've crossed, and enjoy good company. But keep reading the signs. When they point the way, move with decision, so the peace becomes a foundation rather than a resting place.
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 10 Treading Carefully
If you watch for the favorable signs to know when to act, and then act decisively, you'll succeed.
Looking back over the steps taken, examining the signs. If it turns back on itself: great good fortune.
- The judgment of 10 Treading Carefully
You're facing a difficult situation. If you know how to conduct yourself properly, moving with awareness and gentleness, even people who could be rivals and stand in your way will give ground, and may even become your allies.
Stepping on the tiger's tail; it does not bite. Success.
- The judgment of 58 Inner Peace
You're in a time of calm and inner peace that lets you achieve great things. Spending time with people whose energy is like yours will nourish and recharge you to reach your aims. Still, don't lose sight of your goals, or you'll slide into inertia.
Success. Constancy is favorable.
The trigrams
The way back
58 Inner Peace → 10 Treading Carefullyline 6
Other transformations of Treading Carefully
Make your own cast
The answer changes with the question. Toss the coins and see which lines move for you.