Transformation · lines 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6
What Lasts becomes Innocence
What this change means
Thunder moves under Heaven as all but the fourth line change, and What Lasts becomes 25 Innocence. When you act from a pure heart, without hidden motives and without straying from what is right, the blessings of heaven can reach you; otherwise obstacles pile up. With five lines moving, the guidance comes from the single line that stays, the fourth. It says what is truly yours can't be taken from you; keep acting rightly and on time, and the harvest will follow. That's a deep reassurance for anyone committed to lasting effort. You don't need to defend or grasp. Stay honest, keep acting well and on time, and let your work speak. Steady integrity is its own kind of security, and it rarely needs to raise its voice.
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 25 Innocence, which stays still
No one can take from you what belongs to you, so keep doing the right thing at the right time, and you'll reap the fruits.
Constancy is possible. No fault.
- The judgment of 32 What Lasts
This moment asks you for action, not stillness. It asks you to have clear goals to head toward and to act in line with them. That way you'll achieve things, and your achievements will keep growing and will last.
Success. No fault. Constancy is favorable. It is favorable to have somewhere to go.
- Line 1 of 32 What Lasts
Don't expect extraordinary achievements when you're only just starting to move in the right direction.
Digging deep into duration. Even with constancy, misfortune. Nothing is favorable.
- Line 2 of 32 What Lasts
Right now your enthusiasm and passion are greater than outside circumstances. Staying that way will gradually overcome the stillness and move you toward success.
Regret vanishes.
- Line 3 of 32 What Lasts
If you let outside circumstances grow bigger than your dreams and projects, they'll end up gaining power over you.
Not making one's virtue last; perhaps shame will follow. Constancy brings distress.
- Line 5 of 32 What Lasts
Right now your achievements will depend on your ability to be bold and open yourself to new paths.
Making one's virtue last, with constancy. For the wife, good fortune; for the husband, misfortune.
- Line 6 of 32 What Lasts
If you're always acting without giving yourself time to reflect and rest, you'll end up exhausted and stuck.
Shaking duration. Misfortune.
- The judgment of 25 Innocence
If you act with a pure heart, free of hidden motives and without straying from what is right, true to original human nature, you'll let the blessings of heaven reach you. Otherwise you'll meet obstacles and your affairs will become difficult.
Great success. Constancy is favorable. If it is not upright, there is calamity. It is not favorable to have somewhere to go.
The trigrams
The way back
25 Innocence → 32 What Lastslines 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6
Other transformations of What Lasts
Make your own cast
The answer changes with the question. Toss the coins and see which lines move for you.