Transformation · lines 2, 3, 4, and 5
Great Manifestation becomes Initial Obstacles
What this change means
Clouds and thunder fill the sky as four lines move, and the still first and top lines of 3 Initial Obstacles carry the message. The first is brief: it's time to let others act for you. The top adds that, whatever the obstacles, you shouldn't give up or lose heart. It's an unusual instruction for someone with real strength. This is a hard beginning, and acting directly isn't the right approach yet. Look for allies who can represent you, delegate what you can, and stay alert for the moment to take the initiative back. Meanwhile, keep your spirits up. Delays aren't defeats. The power you have is still there; it simply works better through others for now, and it will be yours to use again.
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 3 Initial Obstacles, which stays still
It's time to let others act for you.
Hesitating, circling by the rock. Abiding in constancy is favorable. It is favorable to install lords.
- Line 6 of 3 Initial Obstacles, which stays still
Despite the obstacles, don't give up or lose heart.
The horses of the team pull apart. Weeping blood, in endless streams.
- 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 2 of 34 Great Manifestation
Circumstances are starting to open up and conditions keep getting better. Still, stay centered and keep persevering to get the results you want.
Constancy brings good fortune.
- 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 3 Initial Obstacles
This isn't the time to act directly: look for people who can act for you, allies who represent you. Still, stay alert so you know when the time comes to take back the initiative and control.
Great success. Constancy is favorable. Having somewhere to go is of no use yet. It is favorable to install lords.
The trigrams
The way back
3 Initial Obstacles → 34 Great Manifestationlines 2, 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
- 29Waterlines 1, 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.