Transformation · lines 3 and 6
Wealth becomes A Subordinate Role
What this change means
The top and third lines move, and thunder rises over the lake. The top line leads: heaven's protection is on your side, and everything is favorable. The third line sets the condition: wealth kept only for yourself breeds trouble and loss, as the petty person can't make the offering a prince makes, while generosity opens doors. The resulting hexagram, 54 A Subordinate Role, describes a time to take second place, since personal initiative tends to fail until conditions change. Read together, your good fortune is best expressed through service rather than prominence. Offer what you have to a larger purpose or to someone you support, without claiming the spotlight. Don't push your own agenda now. Giving from a secondary position isn't a loss of standing; it's often exactly what keeps the blessing flowing toward you.
What to read, in order
Marked ● is what Zhu Xi's tradition puts at the center for this number of moving lines.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 54 A Subordinate Role
You're in a situation where you have to take second place to others; any personal initiative will lead to failure. Recognizing the moment and acting in keeping with it is all you can do until things change and you're in a better position.
Setting out brings misfortune. Nothing is favorable.
The trigrams
The way back
54 A Subordinate Role → 14 Wealthlines 3 and 6
Other transformations of Wealth
- 56The Travelerlines 1 and 2
- 64Transitionlines 1 and 3
- 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
- 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.