Transformation · lines 1, 3, 4, and 6

Nourishment becomes Success in Small Matters

頤 27 Nourishment 小過 62 Success in Small Matters

Starting hexagram

Resulting hexagram

What this change means

Thunder sits on the mountain as four lines move, and the jaws learn to take small bites. Read the two unmoving lines of 62 Success in Small Matters, the resulting hexagram, for guidance. The second says that recognizing your limitations now and focusing on small achievements will bear fruit. The fifth adds that your humility will help you find people who'll act on your behalf. Both suit Nourishment well. This isn't a time for great things; trying to go beyond your current means and resources tends to waste effort. Feed what you can feed, finish the modest tasks in front of you, and don't overextend. If you need more than you can manage alone, ask humbly, and the right helpers are more likely to step in. Small, steady portions are the healthy measure now.

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 62 Success in Small Matters, which stays still
Recognizing your limitations right now and focusing on small achievements will bear fruit.

Passes the grandfather and meets the grandmother; does not reach the lord and meets the minister. No fault.
Line 5 of 62 Success in Small Matters, which stays still
Your humility will help you find people who will act on your behalf.

Thick clouds, yet no rain, out of our western fields. The prince shoots a corded arrow and takes what is in the cave.
The judgment of 27 Nourishment
Right now you need to take care of your physical and spiritual nourishment, so you have the resources you need in each area, and at the same time help others grow through what you do. Success lies in giving and receiving: take in what is good for you and share it with those around you.

Constancy brings good fortune. Watching the jaws; seeking for oneself what fills the mouth.
Line 1 of 27 Nourishment
Being ungrateful for what you have and busying yourself envying what others have will hold back your achievements.

You let go of your sacred tortoise and watch my jaw working. Misfortune.
Line 3 of 27 Nourishment
Watch the balance between your worldly food and your higher food closely: tending only to the first, and overindulging, brings misfortune.

Going against sustenance. Even with constancy, misfortune. For ten years, do not act. Nothing is favorable.
Line 4 of 27 Nourishment
Getting the right nourishment for yourself and seeing how you can help others nourish themselves well brings you success and help.

Jaws upside down: good fortune. The tiger stares, intent and watchful; its desire chases on and on. No fault.
Line 6 of 27 Nourishment
You gain the resources to take care of your own affairs, and you help others get theirs. This brings a great responsibility, but also great success.

From here comes sustenance. Danger; good fortune. It is favorable to cross the great river.
The judgment of 62 Success in Small Matters
This isn't a time for great things; it's a time for small achievements. Recognizing that will help you live in step with the moment. Trying to go beyond your present means and resources will lead you astray and waste your efforts.

Success. Constancy is favorable. Small things can be done, not great ones. The flying bird leaves its call behind: it is not fitting to rise, it is fitting to descend. Great good fortune.

The trigrams

Below Thunder Mountain

Above Mountain Thunder

The way back

62 Success in Small Matters → 27 Nourishment
lines 1, 3, 4, and 6

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