What this change means
The fifth line moves, and the earth above turns to water resting over the lake. This is the line of wise leadership: surround yourself with capable collaborators, respect their work and encourage their autonomy, and you'll reach a stable achievement. It asks you not to do everything yourself, but to trust good people and let them act.
The resulting hexagram, 60 Thrift, asks you to conserve your time, energy and resources so you're ready for what's ahead. When challenges arrive, that preparation lets you meet them easily. The two fit well. Delegating wisely is itself a way of saving your strength, and a well-chosen team is a reserve you can draw on later. Spend with measure during the good months, and invest in people rather than in display. Watch for the urge to control every detail; it uses up the energy that this movement asks you to keep.
What to read, in order
Marked ● is what Zhu Xi's tradition puts at the center for this number of moving lines.
- 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.
- 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 60 Thrift
It's a time to conserve your time, energy and resources so you're ready for what lies ahead. If you do, when challenges arrive you'll be prepared and will overcome them easily.
Success. Bitter measure cannot be kept up with constancy.
The trigrams
The way back
60 Thrift → 19 Fleeting Successline 5
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.