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Transformation · lines 1 and 5

Great Manifestation becomes Excesses

大壯 34 Great Manifestation 大過 28 Excesses
Starting hexagram
Resulting hexagram

What this change means

The lake rises over the trees as the first and fifth lines move, Heaven turning to Wind below and Thunder to Lake above. The fifth line leads: you can move toward your goals without force or strain, letting a favorable current carry you. The first line adds caution about the early steps; some obstacles still block you despite your qualities, so don't push, and work through them one by one. The resulting hexagram, 28 Excesses, raises the stakes. What you've achieved may be under strain, and extraordinary measures may be needed to keep it standing. Check and strengthen the foundations, try new approaches, and step out of your comfort zone. Ease and boldness go together here: no forcing, but no timidity either. Shore up the base and let the current do the rest.

What to read, in order

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

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. The judgment of 28 Excesses

    You're in a situation that calls for extraordinary measures to keep what you've achieved from collapsing. Check and strengthen the foundations that hold up your projects, take innovative action and step out of your comfort zone. That way your success is assured; otherwise, loss can't be avoided.

    The ridgepole sags. It is favorable to have somewhere to go. Success.

The trigrams

Below Heaven Wind
Above Thunder Lake

The way back

28 Excesses → 34 Great Manifestation
lines 1 and 5

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