Transformation · lines 5 and 6
Great Achievements becomes Inaction
What this change means
Clouds rise up to heaven: the top and fifth lines move, the Mountain above becomes Water, and Great Achievements turns into 5 Inaction. Leading is the top line, with its wide roads of heaven and its promise of support. The fifth adds the art of disarming resistance cleverly rather than meeting it head-on. The resulting hexagram says it's time to wait, not to act, but that waiting is active: prepare for the period that's coming, see conditions honestly, and stay alert. How does open road meet waiting? The favor is real, but its moment hasn't fully arrived. Use the pause to remove obstacles quietly and get ready. Eat, rest, and keep a relaxed attitude. When the time comes, you'll move with support behind you and nothing left in the way.
What to read, in order
Marked ● is what Zhu Xi's tradition puts at the center for this number of moving lines.
- Line 6 of 26 Great Achievements
Everything is in your favor right now; success is assured. You'll receive help from Heaven.
How wide the roads of heaven. Success.
- 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 5 Inaction
It's time to wait, not to act. Waiting doesn't mean standing still, though: it's a good time to prepare for the active period that's coming. A calm, relaxed attitude will lead you to success: look at the conditions without lying to yourself, and stay alert so you know when it's time to act. Destiny follows its own course.
There is sincere trust. Shining success. Constancy brings good fortune. It is favorable to cross the great river.
The trigrams
The way back
5 Inaction → 26 Great Achievementslines 5 and 6
Other transformations of Great Achievements
- 52Abidinglines 1 and 2
- 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
Make your own cast
The answer changes with the question. Toss the coins and see which lines move for you.