What this change means
Fire appears under the Lake as the first, second and fifth lines change, and duration meets its opposite: the shedding of a skin. Three lines in motion give both judgments a voice. What Lasts wants a fixed destination and patient, regular steps toward it. The resulting hexagram, 49 Renewal, asks you to open yourself to change, to new ways of working, and to let go of what no longer serves, taking each step at exactly the right moment. These fit better than they seem. Lasting things last because they renew themselves. Keep your aim fixed and be willing to change almost everything else: methods, habits, even some commitments. Weigh carefully what has done its job and what still does, release the first without fear, and time your moves with care.
What to read, in order
Marked ● is what Zhu Xi's tradition puts at the center for this number of moving lines.
- 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.
- The judgment of 49 Renewal
You're in a time of renewal, like shedding a skin. Open yourself to change and to new ways of doing things. Success lies in taking each step at exactly the right moment, and in weighing what needs to change and what doesn't, what is no longer doing its job. Don't be afraid to let it go: you need to make room for the new to arrive.
When the day has come, there is trust. Great success. Constancy is favorable. Regret vanishes.
- 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 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.
The trigrams
The way back
49 Renewal → 32 What Lastslines 1, 2, and 5
Other transformations of What Lasts
- 51Shocklines 1, 2, and 3
- 36Darknesslines 1, 2, and 4
- 19Fleeting Successlines 1, 3, and 4
- 2Passivitylines 2, 3, and 4
- 58Inner Peacelines 1, 3, and 5
- 45Meetinglines 2, 3, and 5
- 5Inactionlines 1, 4, and 5
- 39Held Backlines 2, 4, and 5
- 29Waterlines 3, 4, and 5
- 30The Flamelines 1, 2, and 6
- 38Oppositeslines 1, 3, and 6
- 35Advancelines 2, 3, and 6
- 26Great Achievementslines 1, 4, and 6
- 52Abidinglines 2, 4, and 6
- 4Immaturitylines 3, 4, and 6
- 1Activitylines 1, 5, and 6
- 33Leaving Behindlines 2, 5, and 6
- 6Conflictlines 3, 5, and 6
- 57Gentlenesslines 4, 5, and 6
Make your own cast
The answer changes with the question. Toss the coins and see which lines move for you.