Transformation · lines 1 and 6
Great Manifestation becomes The Vessel of Nourishment
What this change means
The first and top lines move, the toes and the horns of the ram, and the figure becomes Fire over Wood, a pot set on the flame. The top line leads: pushing ahead without thinking or listening runs you into a wall, and recognizing it early lets you change course. The first line describes the same danger at the start. Despite your qualities, some unfavorable situations still block you, so don't force them; work through them one at a time. The resulting hexagram, 50 The Vessel of Nourishment, describes change that happens naturally, without upheaval, the way food cooks. Keep your enthusiasm alive and be clear about your real resources. At both ends, the advice is the same: stop pushing, let things cook, and adjust before you're stuck.
What to read, in order
Marked ● is what Zhu Xi's tradition puts at the center for this number of moving lines.
- Line 6 of 34 Great Manifestation
If you push ahead without thinking and without taking in feedback, you reach a point that becomes a wall and blocks your way. Being aware of this before you go too far will let you change course.
A ram butts the fence: it can't go back, it can't go on. Nothing is favorable. Taking on the hardship: good fortune.
- 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 50 The Vessel of Nourishment
It's a time of change and adjustment, and it will happen naturally, without great upheaval, the way food cooks. Keep the flame lit: it's the enthusiasm that gives you the strength to keep going. And be clear about the resources you have, the way a cook chooses the ingredients. The change will come about little by little.
Great good fortune. Success.
The trigrams
The way back
50 The Vessel of Nourishment → 34 Great Manifestationlines 1 and 6
Other transformations of Great Manifestation
- 62Success in Small Matterslines 1 and 2
- 40Clearing Obstacleslines 1 and 3
- 51Shocklines 2 and 3
- 46Going Uplines 1 and 4
- 36Darknesslines 2 and 4
- 19Fleeting Successlines 3 and 4
- 28Excesseslines 1 and 5
- 49Renewallines 2 and 5
- 58Inner Peacelines 3 and 5
- 5Inactionlines 4 and 5
- 30The Flamelines 2 and 6
- 38Oppositeslines 3 and 6
- 26Great Achievementslines 4 and 6
- 1Activitylines 5 and 6
Make your own cast
The answer changes with the question. Toss the coins and see which lines move for you.