Transformation · lines 1, 2, 4, 5, and 6
Good Manners becomes Excesses
What this change means
Only the third line holds still as Good Manners becomes 28 Excesses, the lake rising over the trees. That line of the resulting hexagram is the focus: acting hastily and ignoring advice leads to loss, because in the end nobody will want to help. The resulting hexagram describes a load so heavy that it calls for extraordinary measures and a close look at foundations. Five lines changing puts courtesy under strain. When pressure builds, it's tempting to brush people off and charge ahead. Don't. Listen to advice, even when it slows you down, and keep the goodwill of those around you. You'll need their help to shore up what's weakening. Bold measures may be necessary, but not rude ones. Graciousness under pressure is what keeps support in place.
What to read, in order
Marked ● is what Zhu Xi's tradition puts at the center for this number of moving lines.
- Line 3 of 28 Excesses, which stays still
Acting hastily and not listening to advice will lead you to loss, because in the end no one will want to help you.
The ridgepole sags. Misfortune.
- The judgment of 22 Good Manners
It's a time to be kind and courteous and to use good manners with others if you want good results in what you undertake. What might seem superficial at another time leads you to success now. It's a time to handle everyday matters, not great undertakings.
Success. In small things, it is favorable to have somewhere to go.
- Line 1 of 22 Good Manners
Success in everyday matters now depends on using the resources that are yours, and no more.
Adorning the feet; leaving the carriage and going on foot.
- Line 2 of 22 Good Manners
Pay attention to what is essential; combining it with good manners will bring you achievement.
Adorning the beard.
- Line 4 of 22 Good Manners
A time of great well-being is coming, and you can allow yourself to enjoy it.
Adorned and white; a white horse as if on wings. Not a raider: one who comes to ask for marriage.
- Line 5 of 22 Good Manners
Your genuine inner attitude, small as it may seem to you, is welcomed and accepted in higher circles.
Adornment on the hill and in the garden. The roll of silk is meager. Distress; in the end, good fortune.
- Line 6 of 22 Good Manners
Your true worth isn't on the outside: it lies in the wonderful jewel that lives within you, and others will recognize it.
White adornment. No fault.
- The judgment of 28 Excesses
You're in a situation that calls for extraordinary measures to keep what you've achieved from collapsing. Check and strengthen the foundations that hold up your projects, take innovative action and step out of your comfort zone. That way your success is assured; otherwise, loss can't be avoided.
The ridgepole sags. It is favorable to have somewhere to go. Success.
The trigrams
The way back
28 Excesses → 22 Good Mannerslines 1, 2, 4, 5, and 6
Other transformations of Good Manners
Make your own cast
The answer changes with the question. Toss the coins and see which lines move for you.