What this change means
Water lifted through wood: four lines move and the great possession becomes a well that has to be drawn from. In 48 Right Action, the still lines speak plainly. The second says you have good qualities for success but have grown slack and stopped pushing yourself, which makes it hard to hold on to what you achieve. The third says you aren't using all your many talents, so opportunities pass you by. So the danger isn't scarcity; it's complacency. Wealth can make effort feel optional. It isn't. Pick up the work you've let slide. Use the skills you've been neglecting. The opportunities are already around you; you don't need new ones, only the will to take hold of what's there before it slips away.
What to read, in order
Marked ● is what Zhu Xi's tradition puts at the center for this number of moving lines.
- Line 2 of 48 Right Action, which stays still
You have good qualities for success, but you've grown slack and stopped pushing yourself; this makes it hard to hold on to what you achieve.
Down in the well, shooting at minnows. The jar is broken and leaks.
- Line 3 of 48 Right Action, which stays still
You aren't using all your talents, and you have many, so the opportunities are there but you don't take them.
The well is cleaned, and no one drinks: my heart aches. Water could be drawn. If the king were clear-sighted, all would share in the blessing.
- 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 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.
- 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 48 Right Action
You're at a moment when opportunities are on your side. But if you don't know how to use them because you keep putting off decisions and actions, being in the right place at the right time won't do you any good. It's not about looking for new things but about making use of what you have, or there will be loss.
The town is changed, the well is not. Nothing lost, nothing gained. They come and go, and draw from the well. Nearly there, the rope does not yet reach the well; if the jar breaks, misfortune.
The trigrams
The way back
48 Right Action → 14 Wealthlines 1, 4, 5, and 6
Other transformations of Wealth
- 23The Falllines 1, 2, 3, and 4
- 12Declinelines 1, 2, 3, and 5
- 53Gradual Progresslines 1, 2, 4, and 5
- 59Release from Obstacleslines 1, 3, 4, and 5
- 42Increaselines 2, 3, 4, and 5
- 16Passionlines 1, 2, 3, and 6
- 15Simplicitylines 1, 2, 4, and 6
- 7The Armylines 1, 3, 4, and 6
- 24Coming Backlines 2, 3, 4, and 6
- 31Attractionlines 1, 2, 5, and 6
- 47Overwhelmedlines 1, 3, 5, and 6
- 17Adaptinglines 2, 3, 5, and 6
- 63After the Endlines 2, 4, 5, and 6
- 60Thriftlines 3, 4, 5, and 6
Make your own cast
The answer changes with the question. Toss the coins and see which lines move for you.