Transformation · lines 2, 5, and 6

Coming Back becomes Inner Integrity

Starting hexagram
Resulting hexagram

What this change means

Wind above the lake: with the second, fifth and top lines moving, Coming Back becomes 61 Inner Integrity. Both judgments are weighed alike. The first speaks of the way back after darkness, where friends come and plans prosper for anyone who has learned from the descent. The second says that when you're whole inside, it shows outside, and your truth can move others toward great undertakings. These meet in honesty. A return that's only on the surface tends to slip. One that comes from real inner change is visible to others and draws them in. So do the inner work. Make your actions match your convictions, and let people see that consistency over time. That's what turns a personal comeback into something others can trust and join.

What to read, in order

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

  1. The judgment of 24 Coming Back

    After a period of adversity and darkness, the return comes. Still, be aware of the mistakes that led you into the dark, because if you repeat them you could fall again. People will come to help you, and your undertakings and projects will be favored.

    Success. Going out and coming in without harm; friends arrive, no fault. Back and forth along its way: in seven days comes the return. It is favorable to have somewhere to go.

  2. The judgment of 61 Inner Integrity

    When you're whole within, it shows on the outside, and you'll be able to do great things and to let your truth move others toward great undertakings.

    Piglets and fish: good fortune. It is favorable to cross the great river. Constancy is favorable.

  3. Line 2 of 24 Coming Back

    Surrounding yourself with the right people right now will bring success.

    A restful return. Good fortune.

  4. Line 5 of 24 Coming Back

    Acting without delay, recognizing past mistakes and correcting them, will lead you to sure success.

    A generous return. No regret.

  5. Line 6 of 24 Coming Back

    If you let opportunities slip by and don't act at the right moment, it will no longer be possible to put things back in order, and you'll have to wait for new options to appear, which may take some time.

    A lost return. Misfortune; there is calamity and ruin. If armies are set marching, in the end there will be a great defeat that reaches the ruler of the country. Misfortune. Not for ten years can a campaign be undertaken.

The trigrams

Below Thunder Lake
Above Earth Wind

The way back

61 Inner Integrity → 24 Coming Back
lines 2, 5, and 6

Other transformations of Coming Back

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