What this change means
Fire above, Lake below: the first, third and top lines change, and the partnership of thunder and wind splits into two elements that pull different ways. With three moving lines, neither text leads. What Lasts counts on purpose and on conduct that holds to it. The resulting hexagram, 38 Opposites, describes a situation where the people around you differ from you, yet you have to share with them; what you can achieve for now is small, and it matters that everyone keeps their own nature and contributes from there. So persistence here means patience with difference. Don't give up your direction to fit in, and don't demand that others give up theirs. Work on what you can share, accept modest gains, and keep going.
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 38 Opposites
You're in a situation of opposition: the people around you are different from you, yet you need to share with them. This means that what you can achieve for now is small. Even so, don't give in. It matters that both you and they keep your own nature and contribute from there to a shared project.
In small matters, good fortune.
- 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 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 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 trigrams
The way back
38 Opposites → 32 What Lastslines 1, 3, and 6
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
- 49Renewallines 1, 2, and 5
- 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
- 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.