Transformation · line 6
Well-Being becomes Great Achievements
What this change means
Only the top line moves, and the Earth over Well-Being hardens into a Mountain: heaven held within the mountain, 26 Great Achievements. This line is the heart, and it's a warning. The city wall crumbles back into its moat; don't call out the army; orders come only from the town itself. Practically, the situation may take a turn for the worse, so watch for the first signs of decline, and know that insisting on pushing ahead brings loss. The resulting hexagram gives the other side. Your qualities are real, and heaven favors unusual actions beyond your comfort zone. The way to reconcile them is to change your field of action rather than force the old one. Don't fight for the crumbling wall. Pull back what can't be held, learn from the past as the image suggests, and put your stored strength into something new and well chosen.
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 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.
- 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.
- The judgment of 26 Great Achievements
It's a good moment to leave your comfort zone and take on new actions, beyond what you think you can do. Heaven favors unusual actions that will lead you to success, because you have the qualities needed.
Constancy is favorable. Not eating at home brings good fortune. It is favorable to cross the great river.
The trigrams
The way back
26 Great Achievements → 11 Well-Beingline 6
Other transformations of Well-Being
Make your own cast
The answer changes with the question. Toss the coins and see which lines move for you.