What this change means
Light gives way to measure: every line except the first moves, and water above a lake replaces the double flame. The one still line, the first of 60 Thrift, gives a short instruction: notice the signals that say it's time to halt. The broader resulting hexagram asks you to conserve your time, energy and resources, so that when challenges arrive you're prepared and can meet them easily. So brightness now means knowing your limits. Don't spend yourself just because you can. Watch for momentum that carries you past the point where you should pause. Set limits you can keep, and read the signals that tell you to hold back. That kind of measure is what leaves you rested and ready for whatever lies ahead.
What to read, in order
Marked ● is what Zhu Xi's tradition puts at the center for this number of moving lines.
- Line 1 of 60 Thrift, which stays still
Watch for the signs that tell you when it's time to stop.
Does not leave the courtyard inside the door. No fault.
- The judgment of 30 The Flame
There's clarity in what you do: your inner self guides you toward your goals. A generous attitude helps you, one that leads you to share your light, and this will increase your gains and achievements.
Constancy is favorable. Success. Raising a cow brings good fortune.
- Line 2 of 30 The Flame
Perseverance and a connection with what is right, as you follow your inner guidance, will bring you achievement and brilliance.
Yellow radiance. Great good fortune.
- Line 3 of 30 The Flame
Don't get swept along by life's ups and downs. Standing firm, centered within yourself whatever the outside circumstances, ensures achievement.
The radiance of the setting sun. If no one beats the clay pot and sings, there comes the lament of great old age. Misfortune.
- Line 4 of 30 The Flame
A quick rise, unless your inner strength and steadiness feed it, will be short-lived.
Suddenly, so it comes: blazing, dying, cast away.
- Line 5 of 30 The Flame
After a rise, expect a decline. If you stand firm and understand that this is life's natural rhythm, you'll recover.
Tears pouring down in streams, sighs of sorrow. Good fortune.
- Line 6 of 30 The Flame
If you recognize the mistakes in what you've done and make the corrections needed, you'll succeed.
The king sets out on campaign. There is merit: the chief's head is cut off, and the captives are not the chief's own people. No fault.
- The judgment of 60 Thrift
It's a time to conserve your time, energy and resources so you're ready for what lies ahead. If you do, when challenges arrive you'll be prepared and will overcome them easily.
Success. Bitter measure cannot be kept up with constancy.
The trigrams
The way back
60 Thrift → 30 The Flamelines 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6
Other transformations of The Flame
Make your own cast
The answer changes with the question. Toss the coins and see which lines move for you.