What this change means
Five lines yield, and of all the firm strength only the fifth line holds, now as the one still line of 2 Passivity. Its message is the focus: right now success depends on acting with reserve, and your light shines from within. After the brilliance of wealth, this is a quiet turn. You don't need to display anything, lead anything, or prove anything. Let others take the initiative, and keep working patiently on your own projects. Your worth doesn't vanish when it isn't on show; it becomes more inward, and often more real. Be receptive. Support what's good around you. The light inside you can be seen by those who matter, without your having to hold it up for everyone. Reserve here isn't timidity; it's a way of letting the right things come to you without force.
What to read, in order
Marked ● is what Zhu Xi's tradition puts at the center for this number of moving lines.
- Line 5 of 2 Passivity, which stays still
Right now success depends on acting with reserve. Your light shines from within.
A yellow skirt. Great good fortune.
- The judgment of 14 Wealth
A time of abundance and prosperity, both inner and outer. It's important to keep your character centered and to cultivate good deeds and generosity, so that this wealth lasts and reaches others.
Great success.
- Line 1 of 14 Wealth
It's the early stage of wealth, and obstacles may arise. If you stay on the straight path and act simply, you'll keep moving forward.
No dealings with what harms; not a fault. Mindful of hardship, no fault.
- Line 2 of 14 Wealth
Not only can you have wealth, you also have the capacity to enjoy it and to surround yourself with the right people to make it grow.
A great cart for carrying. There is somewhere to go. No fault.
- Line 3 of 14 Wealth
Greed, or using wealth only for your own benefit, will bring difficulties and loss. Generosity opens new possibilities.
The prince makes offerings to the Son of Heaven. The petty person cannot.
- Line 4 of 14 Wealth
It's important not to let envy get the better of you: look at the wealth you have and be grateful for it.
It does not flaunt its abundance. No fault.
- Line 6 of 14 Wealth
Heaven grants you blessings; everything is favorable right now.
Heaven itself protects it. Good fortune. Nothing that is not favorable.
- The judgment of 2 Passivity
This is not the time to take the initiative to achieve things. It's better to let others guide you and to keep at your projects with patience.
Great success. The constancy of a mare is favorable. The noble person has somewhere to go: going ahead, they lose the way; following behind, they find someone to guide them. It is favorable to find friends in the southwest and to lose them in the northeast. Calm constancy brings good fortune.
The trigrams
The way back
2 Passivity → 14 Wealthlines 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6
Other transformations of Wealth
Make your own cast
The answer changes with the question. Toss the coins and see which lines move for you.