What this change means
Heaven rises to meet the earth as lines three, four and six move: Lake becomes Heaven, Fire becomes Earth, and the figure is 11 Well-Being. Both judgments share the reading. The starting hexagram finds you among people unlike you, where progress comes in small steps and nobody should give up their own character. The resulting hexagram describes a coming time of harmony and understanding, when people and situations that weren't good for you move away and supportive ones take their place. Together, this is one of the brightest turns opposition can take. The tension eases, the wrong company drifts off, and the right people arrive. Welcome them. Enjoy the season of peace without forgetting what you learned: respect for difference, and the value of keeping your own nature. Use the good time to strengthen those bonds.
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 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 11 Well-Being
A period of well-being, harmony and understanding is coming, and you can enjoy it. People and situations that weren't good for you are moving away, and in their place come people and situations that bring blessings and support. Heaven grants its gifts.
The small goes, the great comes. Good fortune. Success.
- Line 3 of 38 Opposites
Even if conditions turn against you and you're even attacked, staying true to yourself and to those you admire will lead you to success.
Sees the cart dragged back, the ox held fast; the driver, branded on the forehead, nose cut off. No beginning, but an end.
- 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 6 of 38 Opposites
Isolation leads you into a moment of confusion where you don't recognize friends or allies; you're even about to attack them. But little by little the confusion clears, and joining with like-minded people will bring you success.
Alone in opposition: sees a pig covered in mud, a cart loaded with ghosts. First the bow is drawn; then it is set down. Not a raider: a wedding party. If on the way the rain comes, good fortune.
The trigrams
The way back
11 Well-Being → 38 Oppositeslines 3, 4, and 6
Other transformations of Opposites
- 56The Travelerlines 1, 2, and 3
- 23The Falllines 1, 2, and 4
- 18Loss, Then Gainlines 1, 3, and 4
- 22Good Mannerslines 2, 3, and 4
- 12Declinelines 1, 2, and 5
- 44Lack of Firmnesslines 1, 3, and 5
- 13Gathering with Equalslines 2, 3, and 5
- 59Release from Obstacleslines 1, 4, and 5
- 42Increaselines 2, 4, and 5
- 9Small Thingslines 3, 4, and 5
- 16Passionlines 1, 2, and 6
- 32What Lastslines 1, 3, and 6
- 55Abundancelines 2, 3, and 6
- 7The Armylines 1, 4, and 6
- 24Coming Backlines 2, 4, and 6
- 47Overwhelmedlines 1, 5, and 6
- 17Adaptinglines 2, 5, and 6
- 43Overflowinglines 3, 5, and 6
- 60Thriftlines 4, 5, and 6
Make your own cast
The answer changes with the question. Toss the coins and see which lines move for you.