What this change means
Thunder under the lake quiets into Mountain as the first and third lines move, and the scene becomes a lake resting on a mountain. The third line carries the most weight: people and situations that weren't right for you are drifting off, and you're asked not to regret it, because their absence makes room for what suits you. What you seek can be found, if you hold steady. The first line supports this from below, asking you to yield, listen and welcome views unlike yours. Together they lead to 31 Attraction, where good results tend to come as far as you stay open and receptive, letting people approach who'll help you without self-interest. Openness is the key word, but it isn't the same as clinging. Let go of what's leaving, keep your door open to what's arriving, and resist the urge to fill the gap with the first thing at hand.
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 17 Adapting
People or situations that weren't good for you are moving away. Don't regret it: this clears the way for what is new and right for you to come closer.
Cling to the grown man, lose the boy. Following, what is sought is found. Abiding in constancy is favorable.
- Line 1 of 17 Adapting
Being able to yield, listen and accept opinions different from yours will lead you to success.
The post changes. Constancy brings good fortune. Going out the gate to deal with others bears fruit.
- The judgment of 17 Adapting
It's a time both to lead and to follow. If you can see the place life is asking you to take right now, and act genuinely from wherever you belong, you'll gain more leadership and more support for what you do.
Great success. Constancy is favorable. No fault.
- The judgment of 31 Attraction
You'll get good results to the extent that you stay open and receptive, which lets people come close who will support you and help you get there, generously and without self-interest.
Success. Constancy is favorable. Taking a wife brings good fortune.
The trigrams
The way back
31 Attraction → 17 Adaptinglines 1 and 3
Other transformations of Adapting
- 47Overwhelmedlines 1 and 2
- 43Overflowinglines 2 and 3
- 8Unionlines 1 and 4
- 60Thriftlines 2 and 4
- 63After the Endlines 3 and 4
- 16Passionlines 1 and 5
- 54A Subordinate Rolelines 2 and 5
- 55Abundancelines 3 and 5
- 24Coming Backlines 4 and 5
- 12Declinelines 1 and 6
- 10Treading Carefullylines 2 and 6
- 13Gathering with Equalslines 3 and 6
- 42Increaselines 4 and 6
- 21Bitinglines 5 and 6
Make your own cast
The answer changes with the question. Toss the coins and see which lines move for you.