Transformation · line 4

Good Manners becomes The Flame

Starting hexagram
Resulting hexagram

What this change means

A white horse, moving as if on wings, and a rider who isn't a raider but a suitor: the fourth line moves, and it brings welcome news. A time of great well-being is coming, and you can let yourself enjoy it. The line's whiteness suggests simplicity; what approaches you isn't a threat, even if it arrives fast. As the upper Mountain becomes Fire, Good Manners turns into 30 The Flame, light doubled. The resulting hexagram speaks of clarity: your inner self guides you toward your goals, and a generous attitude, sharing your light, increases what you gain. So receive the good that's arriving openly, without suspicion, and pass it on. Enjoyment and generosity reinforce each other here, and both are easier when you're clear about what you want.

What to read, in order

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

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. The judgment of 30 The Flame

    There's clarity in what you do: your inner self guides you toward your goals. A generous attitude helps you, one that leads you to share your light, and this will increase your gains and achievements.

    Constancy is favorable. Success. Raising a cow brings good fortune.

The trigrams

Below Fire stays
Above Mountain Fire

The way back

30 The Flame → 22 Good Manners
line 4

Other transformations of Good Manners

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