Transformation · lines 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5
Increase becomes The Vessel of Nourishment
What this change means
Five lines change, and only the top line stays: wood now feeds a fire beneath the cauldron. That still top line of the resulting hexagram, 50 The Vessel of Nourishment, holds the reading: your actions will be richly rewarded, and your projects can succeed with both human favor and help from above. The broader time is one of change and adjustment that happens naturally, without great upheaval, the way food cooks. Keep the flame of enthusiasm lit, and be clear about your resources, as a cook chooses ingredients. Increase flows easily into this. The gains you've been gathering become the ingredients of something nourishing for many. Don't rush the cooking. Let the transformation come little by little, tend the heat steadily, and serve what you make generously. Reward tends to follow work done with patience and care.
What to read, in order
Marked ● is what Zhu Xi's tradition puts at the center for this number of moving lines.
- Line 6 of 50 The Vessel of Nourishment, which stays still
Your actions will be richly rewarded. Success in your projects: you find human favor and divine help.
The cauldron with a bar of jade. Great good fortune. Nothing that is not favorable.
- The judgment of 42 Increase
You're in a time of gain and growth: your projects will grow and prosper. At times like this it's important to keep your inner integrity, follow the example of people who have the qualities you want to gain, and get rid of the traits that have caused you trouble before. Overall, it's a time of achievement and generosity.
It is favorable to have somewhere to go. It is favorable to cross the great river.
- Line 1 of 42 Increase
It's a good moment to carry out important projects.
It is favorable to undertake a great work. Great good fortune. No fault.
- Line 2 of 42 Increase
Your inner qualities are rewarded with gains and favors from people in power.
Someone adds to it: a tortoise worth ten strings of shells cannot go against it. Lasting constancy brings good fortune. The king makes an offering to the Lord on High: good fortune.
- Line 3 of 42 Increase
Good fortune surrounds you: even in situations that might seem hard, there are hidden blessings. What matters is doing things the right way.
Increased through unhappy events. No fault. There is sincere trust; walking the middle way, they come before the duke with the jade tablet.
- Line 4 of 42 Increase
This is a time when you can mediate between those below and those above; your generosity draws blessings from everyone.
Walking the middle way; speaks to the duke and is followed. It is favorable to rely on this to move the capital.
- Line 5 of 42 Increase
A generous, kind heart is sure to receive help and blessings from heaven.
There is sincere trust and a kind heart: do not ask. Great good fortune. There is sincere trust: my virtue is met with kindness.
- The judgment of 50 The Vessel of Nourishment
It's a time of change and adjustment, and it will happen naturally, without great upheaval, the way food cooks. Keep the flame lit: it's the enthusiasm that gives you the strength to keep going. And be clear about the resources you have, the way a cook chooses the ingredients. The change will come about little by little.
Great good fortune. Success.
The trigrams
The way back
50 The Vessel of Nourishment → 42 Increaselines 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5
Other transformations of Increase
Make your own cast
The answer changes with the question. Toss the coins and see which lines move for you.