What this change means
Fire rises above water now, each moving its own way, as the first and third lines change. The third line leads: wealth used only for yourself brings loss, while giving opens doors, as when a prince offers a gift to the ruler and the petty person can't. The first line adds caution from the early stage: avoid harm, keep things simple, stay on the straight path, and remember that hardship is possible. The resulting hexagram, 64 Transition, describes things coming together without having quite fallen into place, where mistakes of immaturity can pull you off course. Read together: you're close to something good, but not there. Don't treat what you have as finished, and don't grow careless or grasping. Stay alert, generous and simple, especially just after a gain, when people tend to relax too soon. Careful attention through the final stretch can keep the prize from slipping.
What to read, in order
Marked ● is what Zhu Xi's tradition puts at the center for this number of moving lines.
- 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 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.
- 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.
- The judgment of 64 Transition
Things are coming together so that success can arrive and you can take on great projects, but some things still haven't fallen into place. So stay alert, so you don't make mistakes born of immaturity, or you'll drift from your goals. This can happen even after you've gotten what you want: you stop, you hesitate, and mistakes happen.
Success. The little fox has nearly crossed and wets its tail. Nothing is favorable.
The trigrams
The way back
64 Transition → 14 Wealthlines 1 and 3
Other transformations of Wealth
- 56The Travelerlines 1 and 2
- 21Bitinglines 2 and 3
- 18Loss, Then Gainlines 1 and 4
- 22Good Mannerslines 2 and 4
- 41Decreaselines 3 and 4
- 44Lack of Firmnesslines 1 and 5
- 13Gathering with Equalslines 2 and 5
- 10Treading Carefullylines 3 and 5
- 9Small Thingslines 4 and 5
- 32What Lastslines 1 and 6
- 55Abundancelines 2 and 6
- 54A Subordinate Rolelines 3 and 6
- 11Well-Beinglines 4 and 6
- 43Overflowinglines 5 and 6
Make your own cast
The answer changes with the question. Toss the coins and see which lines move for you.