Transformation · lines 4 and 5
Great Manifestation becomes Inaction
What this change means
Clouds rise above the sky as the fourth and fifth lines move, and Thunder above turns to Water. The fifth line leads: this is a favorable time to drop force and head toward your goals without strain, carried by a good wave. The fourth adds that obstacles are already yielding to your persistence and that your inner power can take you far. The resulting hexagram, 5 Inaction, sets the rhythm. It's a time to wait rather than act, but waiting isn't standing still; it's preparation for an active period that's coming. Stay calm and relaxed, look at conditions without fooling yourself, and stay alert for the moment to move. Your strength isn't going anywhere. Let the current work, rest while it does, and be ready when the time comes.
What to read, in order
Marked ● is what Zhu Xi's tradition puts at the center for this number of moving lines.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 5 Inaction
It's time to wait, not to act. Waiting doesn't mean standing still, though: it's a good time to prepare for the active period that's coming. A calm, relaxed attitude will lead you to success: look at the conditions without lying to yourself, and stay alert so you know when it's time to act. Destiny follows its own course.
There is sincere trust. Shining success. Constancy brings good fortune. It is favorable to cross the great river.
The trigrams
The way back
5 Inaction → 34 Great Manifestationlines 4 and 5
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
- 50The Vessel of Nourishmentlines 1 and 6
- 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.