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Transformation · lines 2 and 3

The Fall becomes Loss, Then Gain

剝 23 The Fall 蠱 18 Loss, Then Gain
Starting hexagram
Resulting hexagram

What this change means

With the second and third lines moving, the lower Earth turns into Wind, and the figure becomes 18 Loss, Then Gain. The third line leads. It says turning to spiritual resources and inner help can keep adversity away, and that this stripping leaves no fault. The second line explains why you need that: outer resources and help aren't enough right now, and the only sensible move is to wait for better conditions. The resulting hexagram adds a look backward. Some of the decline may come from your own mistakes. If you can admit them and make the needed corrections, the loss can turn into gain over time. So use this period for honest reflection rather than blame. Ask what led here, fix what's yours to fix, and then give the recovery time to arrive instead of demanding it at once.

What to read, in order

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

  1. Line 3 of 23 The Fall

    Turning to spiritual resources and inner help will keep adversity away.

    Stripping. No fault.

  2. Line 2 of 23 The Fall

    Resources and help aren't enough right now. All you can do is wait for better conditions.

    The bed is stripped at the frame. Constancy is destroyed: misfortune.

  3. 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.

  4. The judgment of 18 Loss, Then Gain

    You've made mistakes that have brought you into decline; still, admitting it and making the corrections needed will lead you back to success. Take time to reflect on what caused the loss and, once you've acted, give success time to arrive.

    Great success. It is favorable to cross the great river. Three days before the first day, three days after the first day.

The trigrams

Below Earth Wind
Above Mountain stays

The way back

18 Loss, Then Gain → 23 The Fall
lines 2 and 3

Other transformations of The Fall

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