Transformation · lines 2, 3, and 6

What Lasts becomes Advance

Starting hexagram
Resulting hexagram

What this change means

Light comes out over the earth as the second, third and top lines move, and steady effort breaks into the open. Give the two judgments equal say. What Lasts ties lasting results to knowing where you're headed and acting accordingly. The resulting hexagram, 35 Advance, describes a time of growth when important people offer help and favors, your talents are recognized, and doors open if you ask; it's also a time to help others grow. So the persistence you've shown is about to be seen. Don't be shy about asking for what you need. Accept recognition gracefully, and pass the support along. Keep your goals clear as things speed up, so that success adds to your direction instead of pulling you away from it.

What to read, in order

Marked ● is what Zhu Xi's tradition puts at the center for this number of moving lines.

  1. 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.

  2. The judgment of 35 Advance

    A time of growth and achievement is coming, and you should make the most of it. You'll receive help and favors from important people. If you need something, don't hesitate to ask: doors will open for you. Your talents are recognized, and just as you receive help, it's also a time to contribute to the growth and betterment of others.

    The lord of Kang is granted horses in great numbers; in a single day he is received three times.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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

Below Wind Earth
Above Thunder Fire

The way back

35 Advance → 32 What Lasts
lines 2, 3, and 6

Other transformations of What Lasts

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