What this change means
Light sinks into the earth: three lines move, and the fire that blazed above heaven goes underground. The judgment of 14 Wealth describes abundance kept alive by a centered character and generosity. The judgment of 36 Darkness describes a hard time in which you have to live alongside the wrong people, and in which you stay safe by protecting yourself, holding to your integrity, and keeping your light out of view. In balance, prosperity isn't safe on display right now. Don't advertise what you have or what you plan. Keep your values intact while showing little. Be generous discreetly, where it does good without drawing attention. Going unnoticed may feel like a loss after a bright season, but it protects what matters until better times return, as they tend to do.
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 36 Darkness
It's a dark time: circumstances force you to live alongside the wrong people. If you know how to protect yourself, hold on to your integrity, and go unnoticed, without openly showing your light and your talents, you'll stay safe until better times come. However hard they seem, hard times pass too.
Constancy in hardship is favorable.
- 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 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 trigrams
The way back
36 Darkness → 14 Wealthlines 2, 4, and 6
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
- 57Gentlenesslines 1, 4, 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
- 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.