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Transformation · lines 2, 3, 4, and 5

Decline becomes Loss, Then Gain

否 12 Decline 蠱 18 Loss, Then Gain
Starting hexagram
Resulting hexagram

What this change means

Wind blows below the Mountain: four lines move, from the second to the fifth, and Decline becomes 18 Loss, Then Gain. The two lines that stay as they were hold the counsel. The first says the loss came from being too rigid, from wanting to do things the traditional way, and that being flexible and willing to innovate leads to success. The top line says that high goals, beyond purely personal interests, can drive you to succeed. The resulting hexagram admits mistakes have led into decline, and that recognizing them and making corrections can bring you back; take time to reflect on what caused the loss, act, and give success time to arrive. So the stagnation has a lesson. Look at where habit made you inflexible. Change the method, raise the aim beyond yourself, and repair patiently.

What to read, in order

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

  1. Line 1 of 18 Loss, Then Gain, which stays still

    The loss came from being too rigid and wanting to do things the traditional way. If you can be flexible and innovate, you'll succeed.

    Setting right what the father spoiled. There is a son; the late father is left without fault. Danger; in the end, good fortune.

  2. Line 6 of 18 Loss, Then Gain, which stays still

    If you have high goals, beyond purely personal interests, and let them drive you, you'll succeed.

    Serving neither kings nor lords; holding one's own work high.

  3. The judgment of 12 Decline

    You're surrounded by adverse people and situations. Avoid getting involved with those people, no matter what they offer you. Circumstances aren't good for acting or making decisions; it's time to withdraw to a safe place and wait for conditions to change. It's time to keep a low profile.

    Stagnation: these are not worthy people. The constancy of the noble person is not favorable. The great goes, the small comes.

  4. Line 2 of 12 Decline

    Even when adverse people and situations surround you, keeping your strength inside helps you get through this moment.

    Embracing and obeying. For the petty person, good fortune; for the great person, stagnation. Success.

  5. Line 3 of 12 Decline

    Little by little things will improve; it's a matter of waiting patiently for justice to be done.

    Embracing shame.

  6. Line 4 of 12 Decline

    If you act genuinely and with inner integrity, you'll come out of any situation well and be rewarded.

    There is a mandate. No fault. Companions share in the blessing.

  7. Line 5 of 12 Decline

    The stagnation is ending, but you still need to act with caution until the situation is fully stable.

    Stagnation comes to rest. For the great person, good fortune. “It may be lost, it may be lost”: tied to the leafy mulberry.

  8. The judgment of 18 Loss, Then Gain

    You've made mistakes that have brought you into decline; still, admitting it and making the corrections needed will lead you back to success. Take time to reflect on what caused the loss and, once you've acted, give success time to arrive.

    Great success. It is favorable to cross the great river. Three days before the first day, three days after the first day.

The trigrams

Below Earth Wind
Above Heaven Mountain

The way back

18 Loss, Then Gain → 12 Decline
lines 2, 3, 4, and 5

Other transformations of Decline

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