What this change means
Heaven and earth join when the top and second lines move, and Good Manners becomes 11 Well-Being. The top line leads: your worth lies within, like a jewel others will come to recognize, and plain white adornment carries no fault. The second line asks you to attend to what's essential and combine it with good manners. Both direct you from decoration to substance. The resulting hexagram describes a period of harmony and understanding, as people and situations that weren't good for you move away and supportive ones arrive. Enjoy it. The best way to meet such a time is simply as yourself, courteous and centered on what matters. You don't need to impress anyone for this kind of well-being to find you.
What to read, in order
Marked ● is what Zhu Xi's tradition puts at the center for this number of moving lines.
- 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.
- Line 2 of 22 Good Manners
Pay attention to what is essential; combining it with good manners will bring you achievement.
Adorning the beard.
- 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.
- The judgment of 11 Well-Being
A period of well-being, harmony and understanding is coming, and you can enjoy it. People and situations that weren't good for you are moving away, and in their place come people and situations that bring blessings and support. Heaven grants its gifts.
The small goes, the great comes. Good fortune. Success.
The trigrams
The way back
11 Well-Being → 22 Good Mannerslines 2 and 6
Other transformations of Good Manners
- 18Loss, Then Gainlines 1 and 2
- 23The Falllines 1 and 3
- 41Decreaselines 2 and 3
- 56The Travelerlines 1 and 4
- 14Wealthlines 2 and 4
- 21Bitinglines 3 and 4
- 53Gradual Progresslines 1 and 5
- 9Small Thingslines 2 and 5
- 42Increaselines 3 and 5
- 13Gathering with Equalslines 4 and 5
- 15Simplicitylines 1 and 6
- 24Coming Backlines 3 and 6
- 55Abundancelines 4 and 6
- 63After the Endlines 5 and 6
Make your own cast
The answer changes with the question. Toss the coins and see which lines move for you.