Transformation · lines 1, 3, 4, and 5
Great Manifestation becomes Water
What this change means
Water upon water as four lines move: the figure becomes a run of hazards. 29 Water, the resulting hexagram, speaks through its two still lines, the second and the top. The second describes a dangerous situation where results come only in small matters; this isn't the time for great success. The top warns that trying to escape the obstacles the wrong way, or siding with the wrong people, only tangles you further. Your great strength meets its limits here. Don't use it to thrash. Aim for small, real gains rather than big wins, choose your allies carefully, and look honestly at whether your methods are helping or making things worse. A stream gets through by flowing, not by fighting the rock. Keep moving, but move wisely.
What to read, in order
Marked ● is what Zhu Xi's tradition puts at the center for this number of moving lines.
- Line 2 of 29 Water, which stays still
You're in a dangerous situation where you only get results in small matters. This isn't the time for great success.
In the pit there is danger. Seeking, a little is gained.
- Line 6 of 29 Water, which stays still
Trying to escape the obstacles, you get more tangled if you keep doing things the wrong way and side with the wrong people.
Bound with braided cords, set among thorn thickets; three years and no way out. Misfortune.
- 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.
- 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.
- Line 3 of 34 Great Manifestation
If you show off your power and your achievements right now, you'll draw hostile looks and bad situations your way.
The petty person uses strength; the noble person does not. Constancy is in danger. A ram butts the fence and tangles its horns.
- Line 4 of 34 Great Manifestation
Adverse circumstances give way before your persistence. If you rely on your inner power, you'll be able to move toward great achievements.
Constancy brings good fortune. Regret vanishes. The fence gives way, and nothing tangles. Strength in the axle of the great cart.
- Line 5 of 34 Great Manifestation
This is a favorable moment when you can do without force and head toward your goals without haste or strain: the good wave will carry you to success.
Loses the ram at Yi. No regret.
- 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.
The trigrams
The way back
29 Water → 34 Great Manifestationlines 1, 3, 4, and 5
Other transformations of Great Manifestation
- 2Passivitylines 1, 2, 3, and 4
- 45Meetinglines 1, 2, 3, and 5
- 39Held Backlines 1, 2, 4, and 5
- 3Initial Obstacleslines 2, 3, 4, and 5
- 35Advancelines 1, 2, 3, and 6
- 52Abidinglines 1, 2, 4, and 6
- 4Immaturitylines 1, 3, 4, and 6
- 27Nourishmentlines 2, 3, 4, and 6
- 33Leaving Behindlines 1, 2, 5, and 6
- 6Conflictlines 1, 3, 5, and 6
- 25Innocencelines 2, 3, 5, and 6
- 57Gentlenesslines 1, 4, 5, and 6
- 37The Tribelines 2, 4, 5, and 6
- 61Inner Integritylines 3, 4, 5, and 6
Make your own cast
The answer changes with the question. Toss the coins and see which lines move for you.