Transformation · lines 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6
Wealth becomes Initial Obstacles
What this change means
Clouds and thunder gather as all but the first line move, and the great possession becomes a hard beginning. In 3 Initial Obstacles, that still first line is the focus: it's time to let others act for you. That's a significant shift from a position of plenty. Your resources may be real, yet acting directly now is likely to tangle things further. Find people you trust to represent you, carry out tasks, or open doors on your behalf. Delegate without hovering. Use the time to sort out the confusion patiently, thread by thread. Stay alert, too: the moment will come when it's right to take the initiative back, and you'll want to recognize it. Letting go of control can feel strange when you're used to having means. It isn't a loss of standing; it's a way of getting through a confused start without wasting what you have.
What to read, in order
Marked ● is what Zhu Xi's tradition puts at the center for this number of moving lines.
- Line 1 of 3 Initial Obstacles, which stays still
It's time to let others act for you.
Hesitating, circling by the rock. Abiding in constancy is favorable. It is favorable to install lords.
- 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 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 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 3 Initial Obstacles
This isn't the time to act directly: look for people who can act for you, allies who represent you. Still, stay alert so you know when the time comes to take back the initiative and control.
Great success. Constancy is favorable. Having somewhere to go is of no use yet. It is favorable to install lords.
The trigrams
The way back
3 Initial Obstacles → 14 Wealthlines 2, 3, 4, 5, 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.