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Transformation · lines 1, 3, 4, and 5

Overflowing becomes The Army

夬 43 Overflowing 師 7 The Army
Starting hexagram
Resulting hexagram

What this change means

Water gathers within Earth as four lines move, the first, third, fourth and fifth, and 7 The Army takes over, read through its second and sixth lines, which hold their place. The second says that keeping up your activity and discipline will get you what you're working toward. Its sixth points to real achievements, but asks you to choose carefully whom you surround yourself with now. From Overflowing, with its buildup and its need for tactful release, this becomes a call to organize. Tension turns useful when it's channeled into disciplined effort. Keep working steadily, speak clearly about what you want without imposing it, and be selective about your company. Results can come, but they last better when the people around you are ones you can actually rely on.

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 7 The Army, which stays still

    Keep up your activity and discipline to reach what you want, and you'll get it.

    In the midst of the army: good fortune. No fault. Three times the king bestows his charge.

  2. Line 6 of 7 The Army, which stays still

    You'll get real achievements and results, but choose carefully who you surround yourself with right now.

    The great prince gives his command: founding states, conferring houses. Do not employ the petty person.

  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 3 of 43 Overflowing

    This is a time when circumstances lead you to ally with people who aren't fully trustworthy. If you act clearly and don't lose your integrity despite the gossip, you'll succeed.

    Strength in the cheekbones: there is misfortune. The noble person, resolute, resolute, walks alone and is caught in the rain; soaked, there is resentment. No fault.

  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 5 of 43 Overflowing

    If you keep your integrity and don't stray from your path, whoever you have to deal with, you'll resolve the difficulties that come up.

    Purslane, pulled up with resolve. Walking the middle way: no fault.

  8. The judgment of 7 The Army

    Whatever your question, the favorable answer comes from acting with discipline and organization: face the situation head-on and speak clearly, say what you want, without trying to impose it.

    The constancy of a seasoned leader brings good fortune. No fault.

The trigrams

Below Heaven Water
Above Lake Earth

The way back

7 The Army → 43 Overflowing
lines 1, 3, 4, and 5

Other transformations of Overflowing

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