Transformation · line 5
Great Achievements becomes Small Things
What this change means
Only the fifth line moves: the tusks of a gelded boar, a strength made harmless by skill. When situations and people try to stop you, face them cleverly rather than head-on, and success follows. Wind replaces the Mountain on top, and the figure becomes 9 Small Things, wind drifting across the sky. The resulting hexagram says success is in view, but not yet; obstacles remain, and small actions are the right size for now. The two fit together. Don't charge at what resists you. Disarm it indirectly: change the conditions, remove the reason for the resistance, work around it. Take small, intelligent steps instead of a grand confrontation. Refine your own conduct while you're at it. When the obstacles have been quietly dealt with, the larger move can follow.
What to read, in order
Marked ● is what Zhu Xi's tradition puts at the center for this number of moving lines.
- Line 5 of 26 Great Achievements
Facing the situations and people trying to stop you, not head-on but cleverly, ensures your success.
The tusks of a gelded boar. Good fortune.
- 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 9 Small Things
You're facing a situation that promises success, but it isn't time yet. There are still obstacles on the way that you need to resolve. For now you can take small actions and wait for the right moment to act on a large scale.
Success. Dense clouds and no rain, from my western outskirts.
The trigrams
The way back
9 Small Things → 26 Great Achievementsline 5
Other transformations of Great Achievements
Make your own cast
The answer changes with the question. Toss the coins and see which lines move for you.