What this change means
Wind below and Thunder above replace the Mountain and the Earth as the second and fourth lines move. The fourth line takes the lead: humility spread wide, work done with dedication and no hunger for recognition. The second line adds a quieter note, humility that makes itself heard because it comes from the heart, and the good fortune of keeping steady. The resulting hexagram, 32 What Lasts, asks for action rather than stillness. It wants clear goals and steps that match them, so that achievements keep growing and endure. The movement turns modesty into a long-term discipline. It's not about a single humble gesture but about staying simple over time, holding a direction without making noise about it. Pick what matters, keep at it, and let your consistency speak for you. Recognition, if it comes, tends to arrive as a side effect of persistence.
What to read, in order
Marked ● is what Zhu Xi's tradition puts at the center for this number of moving lines.
- Line 4 of 15 Simplicity
If you carry out your tasks with dedication and without expecting recognition, you'll have great success.
Nothing that is not favorable. Humility spread wide.
- 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.
- 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 32 What Lasts
This moment asks you for action, not stillness. It asks you to have clear goals to head toward and to act in line with them. That way you'll achieve things, and your achievements will keep growing and will last.
Success. No fault. Constancy is favorable. It is favorable to have somewhere to go.
The trigrams
The way back
32 What Lasts → 15 Simplicitylines 2 and 4
Other transformations of Simplicity
- 11Well-Beinglines 1 and 2
- 24Coming Backlines 1 and 3
- 7The Armylines 2 and 3
- 55Abundancelines 1 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.