Transformation · lines 1 and 2
Great Achievements becomes Abiding
What this change means
Heaven below sinks into Mountain, so the figure becomes two mountains stacked: lines one and two of Great Achievements move, and the result is 52 Abiding. The second line leads, with the image of the cart whose axle strap has slipped; outer circumstances hold you back, and it's wise to wait until they change. The first line adds danger and the advice to stop rather than act in haste. The resulting hexagram turns this into a positive stillness: staying centered and steady, calm and confident, until the outside world shows it's time to move. Everything points the same way. This isn't a defeat but a pause. Don't push past what's happening now, and don't let restlessness talk you into a premature move. Gather yourself, keep your thoughts in their place, and let the stillness work.
What to read, in order
Marked ● is what Zhu Xi's tradition puts at the center for this number of moving lines.
- Line 2 of 26 Great Achievements
Wait until conditions are right to act, because outside circumstances are holding you back.
The axle strap slips from the cart.
- Line 1 of 26 Great Achievements
Wait before acting for now; acting hastily won't turn out well.
There is danger. It is favorable to stop.
- The judgment of 26 Great Achievements
It's a good moment to leave your comfort zone and take on new actions, beyond what you think you can do. Heaven favors unusual actions that will lead you to success, because you have the qualities needed.
Constancy is favorable. Not eating at home brings good fortune. It is favorable to cross the great river.
- The judgment of 52 Abiding
It's a time of stillness, of staying centered and steady: that's the best way forward in your present situation. Sometimes you need to stop, calm and confident, and wait for outer conditions to show you it's time to act. Don't go beyond what's happening now. There's no action, only a harmonious stillness, and staying that way brings success.
Still at the back; the body is not reached. Walking in the courtyard; its people are not seen. No fault.
The trigrams
The way back
52 Abiding → 26 Great Achievementslines 1 and 2
Other transformations of Great Achievements
- 4Immaturitylines 1 and 3
- 27Nourishmentlines 2 and 3
- 50The Vessel of Nourishmentlines 1 and 4
- 30The Flamelines 2 and 4
- 38Oppositeslines 3 and 4
- 57Gentlenesslines 1 and 5
- 37The Tribelines 2 and 5
- 61Inner Integritylines 3 and 5
- 1Activitylines 4 and 5
- 46Going Uplines 1 and 6
- 36Darknesslines 2 and 6
- 19Fleeting Successlines 3 and 6
- 34Great Manifestationlines 4 and 6
- 5Inactionlines 5 and 6
Make your own cast
The answer changes with the question. Toss the coins and see which lines move for you.