What this change means
Only the bottom line moves, and the bed is being stripped at its legs: the damage starts at the base, where you stand. Others hold the power right now and may use any means against your reputation, even slander. Fighting back on their ground tends to feed the attack. What this line asks is quieter: keep your inner strength intact and wait for better times. When the lower Earth wakes into Thunder, the figure becomes 27 Nourishment, thunder stirring beneath the mountain. That points to where your energy belongs while you wait. Care for what feeds you, body and spirit, so you have the resources you'll need later. Be careful with your words, since anything you say now can be twisted, and moderate in what you take in. Share what's good with the people close to you. A steady, well-fed center is harder to undermine than any argument you could make.
What to read, in order
Marked ● is what Zhu Xi's tradition puts at the center for this number of moving lines.
- Line 1 of 23 The Fall
Your enemies have the power now and use any means to damage your image, even slander. All you can do is keep your inner strength and wait for better times.
The bed is stripped at the legs. Constancy is destroyed: misfortune.
- The judgment of 23 The Fall
It's a time of obstacles and difficulties when, even if you're right, your words aren't believed. Lesser people who misuse power are on the rise, and you could become their victim. Recognizing this time without trying to push ahead, and being generous and giving toward those beneath you, will help you hold on while circumstances change.
It is not favorable to have somewhere to go.
- The judgment of 27 Nourishment
Right now you need to take care of your physical and spiritual nourishment, so you have the resources you need in each area, and at the same time help others grow through what you do. Success lies in giving and receiving: take in what is good for you and share it with those around you.
Constancy brings good fortune. Watching the jaws; seeking for oneself what fills the mouth.
The trigrams
The way back
27 Nourishment → 23 The Fallline 1
Other transformations of The Fall
Make your own cast
The answer changes with the question. Toss the coins and see which lines move for you.