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Transformation · lines 1, 4, 5, and 6

Decrease becomes Overwhelmed

損 41 Decrease 困 47 Overwhelmed
Starting hexagram
Resulting hexagram

What this change means

The lake on top has drained, its water lost to the depths below, as four lines move. The still second and third lines of the resulting hexagram, 47 Overwhelmed, guide the reading. The second says the trouble is inside, while outwardly everything looks fine; you need to see where the problem really lies, and it's wise to seek help. The third warns that meeting obstacles with weakness and complaint only drags you deeper. The broader picture is hard: people who don't believe you, obstacles closing in, little to do but accept and wait. Your real resource is the inner light you carry. Decrease helps here in a particular way. Curb the anger and the complaining; they cost energy you can't spare. Look honestly at the inner knot, ask for help with it, and hold on to your purpose. Better conditions tend to come to those who don't sink while waiting.

What to read, in order

Marked ● is what Zhu Xi's tradition puts at the center for this number of moving lines.

  1. Line 2 of 47 Overwhelmed, which stays still

    The troubles right now are on the inside; on the outside, everything is fine. You need to recognize where the problem lies to solve it, and it's wise to seek help.

    Hard pressed with wine and food. The red sash arrives. It is favorable to make sacrifices. Setting out brings misfortune. No fault.

  2. Line 3 of 47 Overwhelmed, which stays still

    Facing obstacles with weakness and complaints won't move you forward; on the contrary, it will sink you deeper.

    Hard pressed by stone, leaning on thorns. Enters the house and does not see the wife. Misfortune.

  3. The judgment of 41 Decrease

    It's a time for moderation and saving: conserving your resources and energy matters a great deal now. A period of growth will follow, but for now you need to stay aware and avoid excess of every kind while you get ready to take on big projects.

    There is sincere trust. Great good fortune. No fault. Constancy is possible. It is favorable to have somewhere to go. What to offer? Two bowls will do for the offering.

  4. Line 1 of 41 Decrease

    Once your tasks are done, this is a time when you can use your time and energy to help others, as long as they ask for that help.

    When the work is done, go quickly. No fault. Weigh how much to take away.

  5. Line 4 of 41 Decrease

    If you work on improving yourself, you'll raise your vibration and also draw people in tune with it.

    Lessens the ailment; let joy come quickly. No fault.

  6. Line 5 of 41 Decrease

    Lucky chances will come unexpectedly, like a gift from heaven, because you've earned them.

    Someone adds to it: a tortoise worth ten strings of shells cannot go against it. Great good fortune.

  7. Line 6 of 41 Decrease

    You're in a position to help others generously and selflessly. The more you do it, the more blessings from heaven will come.

    Without taking from it, it is added to. No fault. Constancy brings good fortune. It is favorable to have somewhere to go. Gains servants who have no house of their own.

  8. The judgment of 47 Overwhelmed

    Things are very much against you: the wrong people surround you, no one believes what you say, and obstacles hem you in. All you can do is accept it and wait for better conditions to come. Your only resource is the inner light that lives in you; turn to that strength to hold you up right now.

    Success. For the great person, constancy brings good fortune. No fault. They speak and are not believed.

The trigrams

Below Lake Water
Above Mountain Lake

The way back

47 Overwhelmed → 41 Decrease
lines 1, 4, 5, and 6

Other transformations of Decrease

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