What this change means
Movement at the very bottom: the first line shifts, and the lake beneath the earth turns to water, the kind that gathers underground. You're entering a good season in 19 Fleeting Success, and this line points to the one choice that will matter most when it fades: who you stand with. Draw near to the right people now, while things are easy, and you'll have their backing when conditions change. Shared steadiness tends to hold up better than lone effort.
The resulting hexagram, 7 The Army, gives that alliance a shape. It asks for discipline and organization: face things directly, say plainly what you want, and don't try to force it on anyone. So build your circle with order, not just warmth. Agree on who does what. Watch for choosing company because it's pleasant rather than because it's reliable, since the test of these bonds comes later, when the good months are over.
What to read, in order
Marked ● is what Zhu Xi's tradition puts at the center for this number of moving lines.
- Line 1 of 19 Fleeting Success
If you join with the right people, you'll have support and backing when the decline comes.
Drawing near together. Constancy brings good fortune.
- The judgment of 19 Fleeting Success
A period of luck, fortune and well-being is coming. Make the most of it, because it will last only eight months; after that, conditions will change. If you can pay attention, read the signs and take care and precautions before the decline arrives, you won't avoid it, but you will lessen its effects while circumstances change.
Great success. Constancy is favorable. When the eighth month comes, misfortune.
- The judgment of 7 The Army
Whatever your question, the favorable answer comes from acting with discipline and organization: face the situation head-on and speak clearly, say what you want, without trying to impose it.
The constancy of a seasoned leader brings good fortune. No fault.
The trigrams
The way back
7 The Army → 19 Fleeting Successline 1
Other transformations of Fleeting Success
Make your own cast
The answer changes with the question. Toss the coins and see which lines move for you.