Transformation · lines 1, 3, and 6
Fleeting Success becomes Loss, Then Gain
What this change means
Wind blows beneath the mountain, the first, third and top lines having changed. Both judgments carry the same weight. 19 Fleeting Success foresees good fortune with a limit, and asks you to stay alert and take precautions, since the decline can't be avoided but its effects can be lessened.
The resulting hexagram, 18 Loss, Then Gain, speaks of mistakes that have led to decline, and of a way back: admit them, make the corrections, reflect on what caused the loss, and give success time to return. Read together, they describe what happens when the good season isn't handled well, and how to repair it. If something has already slipped, own it plainly and fix it rather than hoping the luck returns on its own. Watch for blaming circumstances for errors you can correct; recovery here tends to start with honesty and patient work.
What to read, in order
Marked ● is what Zhu Xi's tradition puts at the center for this number of moving lines.
- 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 18 Loss, Then Gain
You've made mistakes that have brought you into decline; still, admitting it and making the corrections needed will lead you back to success. Take time to reflect on what caused the loss and, once you've acted, give success time to arrive.
Great success. It is favorable to cross the great river. Three days before the first day, three days after the first day.
- 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 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 trigrams
The way back
18 Loss, Then Gain → 19 Fleeting Successlines 1, 3, and 6
Other transformations of Fleeting Success
- 15Simplicitylines 1, 2, and 3
- 16Passionlines 1, 2, and 4
- 32What Lastslines 1, 3, and 4
- 55Abundancelines 2, 3, and 4
- 8Unionlines 1, 2, and 5
- 48Right Actionlines 1, 3, and 5
- 63After the Endlines 2, 3, and 5
- 47Overwhelmedlines 1, 4, and 5
- 17Adaptinglines 2, 4, and 5
- 43Overflowinglines 3, 4, and 5
- 23The Falllines 1, 2, and 6
- 22Good Mannerslines 2, 3, and 6
- 64Transitionlines 1, 4, and 6
- 21Bitinglines 2, 4, and 6
- 14Wealthlines 3, 4, and 6
- 59Release from Obstacleslines 1, 5, and 6
- 42Increaselines 2, 5, and 6
- 9Small Thingslines 3, 5, and 6
- 10Treading Carefullylines 4, 5, and 6
Make your own cast
The answer changes with the question. Toss the coins and see which lines move for you.