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Transformation · lines 1 and 6

Overflowing becomes Lack of Firmness

夬 43 Overflowing 姤 44 Lack of Firmness
Starting hexagram
Resulting hexagram

What this change means

The top and bottom lines move together, the top one leading, and the figure flips: Wind now blows beneath Heaven. The sixth says a win doesn't mean you can rest, because someone may be working against what you've built. The first adds that haste will get you stopped, so move slowly but firmly. Overflowing, the starting situation, is about tension that needs a careful outlet. The resulting hexagram, 44 Lack of Firmness, sharpens the warning: you may be surrounded by unsuitable people or situations that you think you can control, perhaps out of habit. Unless you pay attention and set firm limits, they can end up controlling you. So stay alert after the win. Don't wave off small signs of trouble, and draw your boundaries before the influence grows, calmly and without rushing.

What to read, in order

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

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  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. The judgment of 44 Lack of Firmness

    You're surrounded by unsuitable people or situations. You know it, but you think you have the power to control them and don't take them very seriously; it may even be a bad habit. If you don't pay attention and set firm limits, they'll take control over you and you won't be able to pull away.

    The woman is strong. Do not take her as a wife.

The trigrams

Below Heaven Wind
Above Lake Heaven

The way back

44 Lack of Firmness → 43 Overflowing
lines 1 and 6

Other transformations of Overflowing

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