What this change means
Two lines move at the bottom of Simplicity, and Heaven appears beneath the Earth: the two begin to meet. The second line leads. It asks you to act from the heart and with simplicity, the kind of humility that gets heard and recognized without being pushed. The first line supports it: doing large things without pride leaves you with no opponents and lets you reach a good end. Together they describe a modesty that opens doors instead of closing them. The resulting hexagram, 11 Well-Being, names what can follow: a period of harmony and understanding, where people and situations that didn't suit you drift away and better ones take their place. Enjoy it, but notice what made it possible. The calm tends to last as long as you keep sharing fairly and resist the urge to take credit. Peace like this is kept the same way it was earned, by staying plain and generous.
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 15 Simplicity
If you do things from the heart and with simplicity, you'll be recognized.
Humility that makes itself heard. Constancy brings good fortune.
- Line 1 of 15 Simplicity
Doing great things without pretension or pride will let you bring what you want to a good end, because you'll have no opponents.
Humble in their humility, the noble person can cross the great river. Good fortune.
- The judgment of 15 Simplicity
This isn't the time to boast or show off. It's time to keep things simple and to make sure you act fairly; your qualities and talents will show on their own and be recognized.
Success. The noble person reaches the end.
- The judgment of 11 Well-Being
A period of well-being, harmony and understanding is coming, and you can enjoy it. People and situations that weren't good for you are moving away, and in their place come people and situations that bring blessings and support. Heaven grants its gifts.
The small goes, the great comes. Good fortune. Success.
The trigrams
The way back
11 Well-Being → 15 Simplicitylines 1 and 2
Other transformations of Simplicity
- 24Coming Backlines 1 and 3
- 7The Armylines 2 and 3
- 55Abundancelines 1 and 4
- 32What Lastslines 2 and 4
- 16Passionlines 3 and 4
- 63After the Endlines 1 and 5
- 48Right Actionlines 2 and 5
- 8Unionlines 3 and 5
- 31Attractionlines 4 and 5
- 22Good Mannerslines 1 and 6
- 18Loss, Then Gainlines 2 and 6
- 23The Falllines 3 and 6
- 56The Travelerlines 4 and 6
- 53Gradual Progresslines 5 and 6
Make your own cast
The answer changes with the question. Toss the coins and see which lines move for you.