Transformation · lines 1, 3, 4, 5, and 6
Fleeting Success becomes Lack of Firmness
What this change means
Wind blows under heaven as five lines move and only the second holds. That still line of 44 Lack of Firmness carries the reading: you can see the harmful person or condition in your life, and it has to be contained, firmly but without violence, so its influence doesn't spread.
Most of what made the starting hexagram favorable has changed here, and something unsuitable has slipped in. The resulting hexagram warns that thinking you can handle it, or not taking it seriously, lets it take control. So act on what you already see. Set firm limits, calmly and consistently. Watch for the tolerance that good times breed; a small habit or relationship that you keep excusing tends to grow, and firmness now is easier than freeing yourself later. Don't wait for it to become obvious to everyone.
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 44 Lack of Firmness, which stays still
You recognize the adverse person or condition in your life. You need to keep it under control, not with violence but with firmness, so its influence doesn't spread.
In the wrapping there is fish. No fault. Not favorable for guests.
- 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.
- 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.
- Line 3 of 19 Fleeting Success
Relying too much on favorable situations will lead you to inertia and loss. If you react early, you can recover.
Drawing near with sweetness. Nothing is favorable. Once grieved by it, no fault.
- Line 4 of 19 Fleeting Success
Joining with the people under you and supporting them will help you stay stable.
Drawing near all the way. No fault.
- Line 5 of 19 Fleeting Success
Surrounding yourself with capable collaborators and respecting what they do, encouraging their autonomy, will bring you a stable achievement.
Drawing near with wisdom: what befits the great ruler. Good fortune.
- Line 6 of 19 Fleeting Success
Being generous in times of power and plenty, helping others improve, will keep your success going.
Drawing near with generosity. Good fortune, no fault.
- The judgment of 44 Lack of Firmness
You're surrounded by unsuitable people or situations. You know it, but you think you have the power to control them and don't take them very seriously; it may even be a bad habit. If you don't pay attention and set firm limits, they'll take control over you and you won't be able to pull away.
The woman is strong. Do not take her as a wife.
The trigrams
The way back
44 Lack of Firmness → 19 Fleeting Successlines 1, 3, 4, 5, and 6
Other transformations of Fleeting Success
Make your own cast
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