What this change means
Water upon water: the third, fourth and fifth lines move, and both trigrams become a running stream. Both judgments matter in equal measure. What Lasts asks for action and clear goals. The resulting hexagram, 29 Water, describes obstacles arriving one after another, and says you'll get past them if you keep moving, the way a stream follows its course without stagnating; fear is what would leave you stuck. These two are close kin. Duration, in a time like this, means flow. Don't stop at the first difficulty, and don't let a series of them convince you to give up your direction. Take each one as it comes, adjust your path around it, and keep going. Steady motion is the safest place to be.
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 29 Water
Just as a stream moves through obstacles and gets past them, following its course without stagnating, you're at a time when obstacles will come one after another, but you'll get past them if you can keep moving. Letting fear paralyze you will only leave you stuck.
There is sincere trust. Only the heart gets through. Going earns esteem.
- 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 4 of 32 What Lasts
Motivation and enthusiasm aren't all you need to achieve something; you also need to find the places where those dreams can flourish.
No game in the field.
- 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
29 Water → 32 What Lastslines 3, 4, 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
- 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
- 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.