Transformation · lines 1 and 4
Great Achievements becomes The Vessel of Nourishment
What this change means
Fire rises over wood: lines one and four of Great Achievements move, Heaven below becomes Wind and the Mountain above becomes Fire, and the figure turns into 50 The Vessel of Nourishment. The fourth line leads: spot obstacles before they arise and prepare for them. The first line adds a warning of danger and the advice to stop rather than act hastily. The resulting hexagram describes change that happens naturally, like food cooking, as long as you keep the flame of enthusiasm lit and know your resources. Together these lines describe careful preparation. Don't rush the pot. Look ahead, prevent the problems you can see, and gather the right ingredients. Let the transformation happen at its own pace. Haste would spoil it; foresight and patience let it come out well.
What to read, in order
Marked ● is what Zhu Xi's tradition puts at the center for this number of moving lines.
- Line 4 of 26 Great Achievements
If you watch the circumstances and spot obstacles before they arise, preparing to overcome them when the time comes, you'll succeed.
The board on the calf's horns. Great good fortune.
- 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 50 The Vessel of Nourishment
It's a time of change and adjustment, and it will happen naturally, without great upheaval, the way food cooks. Keep the flame lit: it's the enthusiasm that gives you the strength to keep going. And be clear about the resources you have, the way a cook chooses the ingredients. The change will come about little by little.
Great good fortune. Success.
The trigrams
The way back
50 The Vessel of Nourishment → 26 Great Achievementslines 1 and 4
Other transformations of Great Achievements
- 52Abidinglines 1 and 2
- 4Immaturitylines 1 and 3
- 27Nourishmentlines 2 and 3
- 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.