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Transformation · lines 1, 2, 4, and 6

Overflowing becomes Gradual Progress

夬 43 Overflowing 漸 53 Gradual Progress
Starting hexagram
Resulting hexagram

What this change means

Mountain below and Wind above replace Heaven and Lake as the first, second, fourth and top lines move. The resulting hexagram is 53 Gradual Progress, and its two quiet lines, the third and fifth, carry the advice. The third warns that trying to hurry things instead of letting them unfold at their own pace makes progress fail. Its fifth describes being cut off in the middle of your progress while hostile people stir up misunderstandings; the only response is to wait calmly, since it tends to pass. Given the pressure of Overflowing, the message is patience. Don't force a resolution. Bring things into the open with care, then let time do part of the work. If others misread you, don't rush to argue. Keep climbing one rung at a time.

What to read, in order

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

  1. Line 3 of 53 Gradual Progress, which stays still

    If you don't let things unfold at their own pace and try to hurry them, your progress will fail.

    The wild goose moves by degrees to the high plain. The husband marches off and does not return; the wife conceives and does not give birth. Misfortune. It is favorable to fend off raiders.

  2. Line 5 of 53 Gradual Progress, which stays still

    In the middle of your progress you're cut off, and hostile people stir up misunderstandings around you. All you can do is wait calmly for this to pass; it will pass on its own.

    The wild goose moves by degrees to the hill. For three years the wife does not conceive; in the end nothing overcomes her. Good fortune.

  3. The judgment of 43 Overflowing

    It's a time of excessive buildup: some situations are about to get out of control and overwhelm you, both personally and in your relationships. You need to bring what's happening into the open, but without speaking about it directly; watch your words so you don't provoke reactions. It's a time to act generously to ease the tension that's there.

    It is proclaimed in the king's court. A sincere cry: there is danger. Word comes from one's own city. It is not favorable to take up arms. It is favorable to have somewhere to go.

  4. Line 1 of 43 Overflowing

    It's time to act slowly but firmly; acting in a hurry will make circumstances stop you.

    Strength in the front toes. Going without prevailing is a fault.

  5. Line 2 of 43 Overflowing

    Act decisively, but pay attention to the signs so you can take precautions when needed.

    A cry of alarm. At nightfall there are weapons: do not worry.

  6. Line 4 of 43 Overflowing

    You want to push ahead at all costs at a time when it isn't wise, and you refuse to listen to advice. That will lead you into trouble.

    Buttocks without skin; the walk falters. Leading the ram by a rope: regret vanishes. Hears words and does not believe them.

  7. Line 6 of 43 Overflowing

    In a moment of success and achievement you can't relax, because there are people undermining what you've achieved, and they'll lead you to loss.

    No cry. In the end, misfortune.

  8. The judgment of 53 Gradual Progress

    You'll make progress, and it will come step by step, gradually, through stages that make it lasting and stable. Trying to speed things up will bring delays and obstacles. Keep at it, one rung at a time.

    The woman goes to be married: good fortune. Constancy is favorable.

The trigrams

Below Heaven Mountain
Above Lake Wind

The way back

53 Gradual Progress → 43 Overflowing
lines 1, 2, 4, and 6

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