Transformation · lines 2, 3, and 6
Great Manifestation becomes Biting
What this change means
Thunder below, lightning above: the second, third and top lines move, and great strength finds a precise target. Read the two judgments together. From the starting one: your capacity is equal to large undertakings, as long as you stay active, persevere, and keep thought and action aligned so you hold to what's right. The resulting hexagram, 21 Biting, calls for firm, decisive action to remove obstacles, with clear limits, even formal or legal steps if needed. Act with energy and the goal is within reach; fear has no place here. Strength here is not display but bite: knowing exactly what has to be cut through and doing it cleanly. Choose the obstacle, set your limits, and act. Don't waste force on anything else.
What to read, in order
Marked ● is what Zhu Xi's tradition puts at the center for this number of moving lines.
- 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 21 Biting
It's a time for firm, decisive action to overcome obstacles, even legal action if needed. Success is within reach if you act with energy and set limits. Don't be afraid: act.
Success. It is favorable to bring things to judgment.
- 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 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.
The trigrams
The way back
21 Biting → 34 Great Manifestationlines 2, 3, and 6
Other transformations of Great Manifestation
- 16Passionlines 1, 2, and 3
- 15Simplicitylines 1, 2, and 4
- 7The Armylines 1, 3, and 4
- 24Coming Backlines 2, 3, and 4
- 31Attractionlines 1, 2, and 5
- 47Overwhelmedlines 1, 3, and 5
- 17Adaptinglines 2, 3, and 5
- 48Right Actionlines 1, 4, and 5
- 63After the Endlines 2, 4, and 5
- 60Thriftlines 3, 4, and 5
- 56The Travelerlines 1, 2, and 6
- 64Transitionlines 1, 3, and 6
- 18Loss, Then Gainlines 1, 4, and 6
- 22Good Mannerslines 2, 4, and 6
- 41Decreaselines 3, 4, and 6
- 44Lack of Firmnesslines 1, 5, and 6
- 13Gathering with Equalslines 2, 5, and 6
- 10Treading Carefullylines 3, 5, and 6
- 9Small Thingslines 4, 5, and 6
Make your own cast
The answer changes with the question. Toss the coins and see which lines move for you.