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Transformation · lines 2, 4, 5, and 6

Good Manners becomes Overflowing

賁 22 Good Manners 夬 43 Overflowing
Starting hexagram
Resulting hexagram

What this change means

Something is close to spilling over: the second, fourth, fifth and top lines are moving, so Good Manners becomes 43 Overflowing, the lake rising to heaven. The resulting hexagram's still lines frame the reading. The first says to act slowly but firmly, since hurrying will get you stopped. The third says circumstances may push you to ally with people who aren't entirely trustworthy; act clearly and keep your integrity despite gossip, and you'll succeed. The resulting hexagram describes tension building, best handled by bringing things into the open with careful words and generosity. Good manners are an asset here. Choose your words with care, avoid provocation, and stay steady. Integrity and courtesy together keep pressure from turning into rupture. Gossip fades; a steady, gracious manner tends to be remembered.

What to read, in order

Marked ● is what Zhu Xi's tradition puts at the center for this number of moving lines.

  1. Line 1 of 43 Overflowing, which stays still

    It's time to act slowly but firmly; acting in a hurry will make circumstances stop you.

    Strength in the front toes. Going without prevailing is a fault.

  2. Line 3 of 43 Overflowing, which stays still

    This is a time when circumstances lead you to ally with people who aren't fully trustworthy. If you act clearly and don't lose your integrity despite the gossip, you'll succeed.

    Strength in the cheekbones: there is misfortune. The noble person, resolute, resolute, walks alone and is caught in the rain; soaked, there is resentment. No fault.

  3. 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.

  4. Line 2 of 22 Good Manners

    Pay attention to what is essential; combining it with good manners will bring you achievement.

    Adorning the beard.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. The judgment of 43 Overflowing

    It's a time of excessive buildup: some situations are about to get out of control and overwhelm you, both personally and in your relationships. You need to bring what's happening into the open, but without speaking about it directly; watch your words so you don't provoke reactions. It's a time to act generously to ease the tension that's there.

    It is proclaimed in the king's court. A sincere cry: there is danger. Word comes from one's own city. It is not favorable to take up arms. It is favorable to have somewhere to go.

The trigrams

Below Fire Heaven
Above Mountain Lake

The way back

43 Overflowing → 22 Good Manners
lines 2, 4, 5, and 6

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