What this change means
Beneath the mountain a spring breaks out, as lines one and four move: Lake becomes Water below and Fire becomes Mountain above. The figure is 4 Immaturity. The fourth line leads. Keeping to yourself during this time of opposition helps you meet someone truly like you, and the trust between you is real, even if there's some risk. The first line supports it: don't force anyone to stay, and those who wander off tend to come back. The resulting hexagram adds a note of humility. You may not yet have the maturity your question calls for, so ask for guidance and put good advice into practice. So be modest about what you know. Let solitude teach you, listen to the worthy person you meet, and learn from them. Don't chase; learn, and let things return.
What to read, in order
Marked ● is what Zhu Xi's tradition puts at the center for this number of moving lines.
- Line 4 of 38 Opposites
Keeping to yourself in this time of opposition will help you find people who are truly like you and achieve success.
Alone in opposition, meets a worthy man; they trust each other. Danger. No fault.
- Line 1 of 38 Opposites
Don't try to join with anyone by force; it's important to recognize differences, however large. Even if someone close to you pulls away for a while, let them go: they'll come back on their own.
Regret vanishes. The horse is lost: do not chase it; it comes back by itself. Seeing wicked people: no fault.
- The judgment of 38 Opposites
You're in a situation of opposition: the people around you are different from you, yet you need to share with them. This means that what you can achieve for now is small. Even so, don't give in. It matters that both you and they keep your own nature and contribute from there to a shared project.
In small matters, good fortune.
- The judgment of 4 Immaturity
Be aware that you don't yet have the maturity you need to reach what you're after in the area of your question. Act with humility: ask for guidance, seek advice and counsel, and put what you're told into practice.
Success. I do not go looking for the ignorant youth; the ignorant youth comes looking for me. The first time the oracle is asked, I answer. A second and a third asking is an offense, and an offense gets no answer. Constancy is favorable.
The trigrams
The way back
4 Immaturity → 38 Oppositeslines 1 and 4
Other transformations of Opposites
- 35Advancelines 1 and 2
- 50The Vessel of Nourishmentlines 1 and 3
- 30The Flamelines 2 and 3
- 27Nourishmentlines 2 and 4
- 26Great Achievementslines 3 and 4
- 6Conflictlines 1 and 5
- 25Innocencelines 2 and 5
- 1Activitylines 3 and 5
- 61Inner Integritylines 4 and 5
- 40Clearing Obstacleslines 1 and 6
- 51Shocklines 2 and 6
- 34Great Manifestationlines 3 and 6
- 19Fleeting Successlines 4 and 6
- 58Inner Peacelines 5 and 6
Make your own cast
The answer changes with the question. Toss the coins and see which lines move for you.