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Transformation · lines 1, 2, 5, and 6

Well-Being becomes Gradual Progress

泰 11 Well-Being 漸 53 Gradual Progress
Starting hexagram
Resulting hexagram

What this change means

A tree grows on the Mountain, slowly: four lines move, the first, second, fifth and top, and Well-Being becomes 53 Gradual Progress. The third and fourth places hold steady, and their words in the new figure lead. The third warns that forcing the pace, instead of letting things ripen in their own time, makes progress collapse. The fourth says that along the way, situations arise beyond your control; don't despair, act with caution, respond wisely, and you'll stay safe while conditions improve. The resulting hexagram promises progress step by step, through stages that make it lasting; rushing brings delays. So the good of this time is a slope to climb, not a jump. Expect surprises and meet them calmly. Keep going one rung at a time, and resist every pressure, inside or outside, to speed it up. Slow growth is the kind that holds.

What to read, in order

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

  1. Line 3 of 53 Gradual Progress, which stays still

    If you don't let things unfold at their own pace and try to hurry them, your progress will fail.

    The wild goose moves by degrees to the high plain. The husband marches off and does not return; the wife conceives and does not give birth. Misfortune. It is favorable to fend off raiders.

  2. Line 4 of 53 Gradual Progress, which stays still

    In the middle of your progress, situations come up that are out of your control. Don't despair: act with caution and respond wisely to these obstacles. That way you'll stay safe while conditions improve.

    The wild goose moves by degrees to the tree. Perhaps it finds a flat branch. No fault.

  3. The judgment of 11 Well-Being

    A period of well-being, harmony and understanding is coming, and you can enjoy it. People and situations that weren't good for you are moving away, and in their place come people and situations that bring blessings and support. Heaven grants its gifts.

    The small goes, the great comes. Good fortune. Success.

  4. Line 1 of 11 Well-Being

    A season of flourishing: you surround yourself with like-minded people.

    The grass is pulled up, and its tangled roots come too, each with its clump. Setting out brings good fortune.

  5. Line 2 of 11 Well-Being

    It's favorable to take decisive action that gets you out of your comfort zone and to recognize the people around you. There's no need to push anyone away; it's enough to know each person's nature.

    Embracing the untilled. Wading across the river; not forgetting the distant; leaving friends behind. So it is honored on the middle way.

  6. Line 5 of 11 Well-Being

    Joining with those who are at a disadvantage compared with you, and supporting them, brings you blessings.

    Emperor Yi gives his younger sister in marriage. Blessing. Great good fortune.

  7. Line 6 of 11 Well-Being

    The situation may take a turn for the worse. Pay attention and watch for the first signs of decline. If you insist on pressing ahead, there will be loss.

    The city wall falls back into the moat. Do not use the army. From the town, orders are proclaimed. Constancy brings distress.

  8. The judgment of 53 Gradual Progress

    You'll make progress, and it will come step by step, gradually, through stages that make it lasting and stable. Trying to speed things up will bring delays and obstacles. Keep at it, one rung at a time.

    The woman goes to be married: good fortune. Constancy is favorable.

The trigrams

Below Heaven Mountain
Above Earth Wind

The way back

53 Gradual Progress → 11 Well-Being
lines 1, 2, 5, and 6

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