Transformation · lines 1 and 2
Observing becomes Inner Integrity
What this change means
The two lowest lines move, and the earth below opens into a lake beneath the wind. The second line leads: a subjective view keeps you at the surface and away from the heart of the matter. The first line adds a related warning: don't settle for appearances; go beyond looking and connect the facts. Both describe ways of seeing that are too small for what you need to understand.
The resulting hexagram, 61 Inner Integrity, says that when you're whole within, it shows outside, and your truth can move others toward great things. Clear seeing and inner integrity go together. When you look honestly, without bending the facts to suit yourself, what you then say and do carries weight. So clean your lens first. Check your biases, gather the facts, and link them. Watch for wishful interpretation; a truthful view of the situation is the ground on which others can come to trust you.
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 20 Observing
If your perception is subjective, you'll stay on the surface and never reach the heart of the situation.
Peeking through a crack. A woman's constancy is favorable.
- Line 1 of 20 Observing
It doesn't help to stop at appearances when you observe something. Go beyond simple looking: connect the facts.
Looking like a child. For the petty person, no fault; for the noble person, distress.
- The judgment of 20 Observing
Observe before you act. Right now you're a source of inspiration for others, and at the same time you need to observe those who inspire you. This will let things unfold at the right moment, and perfectly.
Hands washed, the offering not yet made. There is sincere trust, solemn and grave.
- The judgment of 61 Inner Integrity
When you're whole within, it shows on the outside, and you'll be able to do great things and to let your truth move others toward great undertakings.
Piglets and fish: good fortune. It is favorable to cross the great river. Constancy is favorable.
The trigrams
The way back
61 Inner Integrity → 20 Observinglines 1 and 2
Other transformations of Observing
- 37The Tribelines 1 and 3
- 57Gentlenesslines 2 and 3
- 25Innocencelines 1 and 4
- 6Conflictlines 2 and 4
- 33Leaving Behindlines 3 and 4
- 27Nourishmentlines 1 and 5
- 4Immaturitylines 2 and 5
- 52Abidinglines 3 and 5
- 35Advancelines 4 and 5
- 3Initial Obstacleslines 1 and 6
- 29Waterlines 2 and 6
- 39Held Backlines 3 and 6
- 45Meetinglines 4 and 6
- 2Passivitylines 5 and 6
Make your own cast
The answer changes with the question. Toss the coins and see which lines move for you.