What this change means
Wind follows wind as three lines move, and both trigrams turn soft and penetrating. 14 Wealth offers great success, sustained by integrity and by a habit of giving. 57 Gentleness, the resulting hexagram, says you'll gain through gentleness rather than force, choosing a path and following it steadily, letting small actions add up. In balance, your prosperity grows best now by quiet influence. Don't make a grand move or use your position to pressure anyone. Pick one direction and keep to it day after day. Seek the support of people above you or more experienced than you. Even when progress looks slight, the accumulation of small, steady actions can achieve a great deal. Gentle persistence tends to last longer than anything wealth could buy in a hurry.
What to read, in order
Marked ● is what Zhu Xi's tradition puts at the center for this number of moving lines.
- 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 57 Gentleness
It's a time when you'll gain and succeed through gentleness. This isn't the time for big actions, or for using pressure or force. It's a time to choose a path and stay on it steadily. Even if you don't see much progress, success will show itself through the build-up of small actions and through seeking the support of those above you.
Small success. It is favorable to have somewhere to go. It is favorable to see the great person.
- 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 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 5 of 14 Wealth
It's a time of wealth whose challenges aren't outside you but in falling into inertia or apathy. If you stay active and alert, you'll succeed.
Its sincere trust is shared, and it has majesty. Good fortune.
The trigrams
The way back
57 Gentleness → 14 Wealthlines 1, 4, and 5
Other transformations of Wealth
- 35Advancelines 1, 2, and 3
- 52Abidinglines 1, 2, and 4
- 4Immaturitylines 1, 3, and 4
- 27Nourishmentlines 2, 3, and 4
- 33Leaving Behindlines 1, 2, and 5
- 6Conflictlines 1, 3, and 5
- 25Innocencelines 2, 3, and 5
- 37The Tribelines 2, 4, and 5
- 61Inner Integritylines 3, 4, and 5
- 62Success in Small Matterslines 1, 2, and 6
- 40Clearing Obstacleslines 1, 3, and 6
- 51Shocklines 2, 3, and 6
- 46Going Uplines 1, 4, and 6
- 36Darknesslines 2, 4, and 6
- 19Fleeting Successlines 3, 4, and 6
- 28Excesseslines 1, 5, and 6
- 49Renewallines 2, 5, and 6
- 58Inner Peacelines 3, 5, and 6
- 5Inactionlines 4, 5, and 6
Make your own cast
The answer changes with the question. Toss the coins and see which lines move for you.