Transformation · line 1
Great Manifestation becomes What Lasts
What this change means
Strength gathers in the toes, eager to walk, but the first line says this isn't the moment to set out. Despite your real qualities, some unfavorable circumstances still block the way. Pushing now would only bring trouble. Instead, take the obstacles one at a time, keep faith in what you're doing, and let the resistance wear down on its own; in the end it tends to give way. Below, Heaven turns to Wind, and the resulting hexagram, 32 What Lasts, explains why patience isn't the same as standing still. This moment still asks for action, but steady action guided by clear goals, not a sudden leap. What you build that way can grow and endure. So hold your power in reserve, work patiently at what's in front of you, and keep heading in the same direction until the path opens.
What to read, in order
Marked ● is what Zhu Xi's tradition puts at the center for this number of moving lines.
- Line 1 of 34 Great Manifestation
Despite your excellent qualities, some unfavorable situations still won't let you move forward. Don't push. Work through the obstacles one by one, and circumstances will give way in the end.
Strength in the toes. Setting out brings misfortune. There is sincere trust.
- The judgment of 34 Great Manifestation
You have what it takes to carry out big projects and achieve extraordinary things. Still, you need to stay active and keep persevering. Thinking and acting in harmony will keep you holding to what is right and will make your achievements last.
Constancy is favorable.
- 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 trigrams
The way back
32 What Lasts → 34 Great Manifestationline 1
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