Transformation · lines 1, 2, 4, 5, and 6
Passion becomes Inner Integrity
What this change means
Wind above a Lake, open at the center: five lines move and only the third stays. That unchanged line of 61 Inner Integrity is a caution: when your sense of security depends on being approved of, your feelings swing up and down and your gains never quite feel like yours. It echoes the third line of Passion itself, the delight that looks upward for favor. The hexagram as a whole says that when you're whole within, it shows outside, and your truth can move others toward great things. So the work is inner. Notice where you're performing for applause. Find what you believe regardless of how it's received. Enthusiasm grounded in your own conviction is steadier, and more convincing, than enthusiasm that needs constant approval.
What to read, in order
Marked ● is what Zhu Xi's tradition puts at the center for this number of moving lines.
- Line 3 of 61 Inner Integrity, which stays still
If your security rests on other people's approval and acceptance, you'll ride emotional ups and downs and won't fully enjoy what you gain.
Meets an adversary: now drumming, now stopping, now weeping, now singing.
- The judgment of 16 Passion
A time of passionate drive toward action. You can pass this passion on to others to gain their help, which lets you take on big projects with resolve and optimism. For these ventures to succeed and last, you can't look after only your own interests; you also need to keep in mind the needs of the people working with you.
It is favorable to install lords and set the army in motion.
- Line 1 of 16 Passion
Your ventures need to consider the well-being of others; otherwise they won't succeed.
Delight that makes itself heard. Misfortune.
- Line 2 of 16 Passion
Staying alert and reading the signs around you will let you know when to advance and when to withdraw.
Steady as stone. Not waiting for the day to end. Constancy brings good fortune.
- Line 4 of 16 Passion
When you're passionate and motivated enough about what you do, you don't need to ask anyone for help: help will come naturally.
The source of delight: great gain. Do not doubt. Friends gather like hair in a clasp.
- Line 5 of 16 Passion
If your passion for doing something comes with anxiety and you don't give yourself time to rest and recharge, your achievements will have ups and downs.
Constancy in sickness: it lingers and does not die.
- Line 6 of 16 Passion
It's important not to let passion blind you, or let it burn up the interest itself. If that happens, recognize the moment and relax: that way you'll succeed.
Delight in the dark. What is done changes. No fault.
- The judgment of 61 Inner Integrity
When you're whole within, it shows on the outside, and you'll be able to do great things and to let your truth move others toward great undertakings.
Piglets and fish: good fortune. It is favorable to cross the great river. Constancy is favorable.
The trigrams
The way back
61 Inner Integrity → 16 Passionlines 1, 2, 4, 5, and 6
Other transformations of Passion
Make your own cast
The answer changes with the question. Toss the coins and see which lines move for you.