Transformation · line 5
Overflowing becomes Great Manifestation
What this change means
Purslane pulled up with resolve, a path walked down the middle: the fifth line is the center of this movement. Whoever you have to deal with, keeping your integrity and staying on your path lets you resolve the difficulties that arise. In Overflowing, tension has built up and must be released carefully, and this line shows the steadiest way to do it, from a centered position rather than an angry one. As the Lake above turns to Thunder, the figure becomes thunder over heaven, and the resulting hexagram, 34 Great Manifestation, speaks of the strength to carry out big projects and achieve unusual things. That strength lasts only if you stay active, keep persevering, and let your thinking and acting stay in harmony. So take decisive action on what needs to be removed, but do it fairly, without losing your balance or straying from what's right.
What to read, in order
Marked ● is what Zhu Xi's tradition puts at the center for this number of moving lines.
- 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.
- 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.
- The judgment of 34 Great Manifestation
You have what it takes to carry out big projects and achieve extraordinary things. Still, you need to stay active and keep persevering. Thinking and acting in harmony will keep you holding to what is right and will make your achievements last.
Constancy is favorable.
The trigrams
The way back
34 Great Manifestation → 43 Overflowingline 5
Other transformations of Overflowing
Make your own cast
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