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Transformation · lines 2, 3, 4, and 5

Lack of Firmness becomes The Fall

姤 44 Lack of Firmness 剝 23 The Fall
Starting hexagram
Resulting hexagram

What this change means

Earth below and Mountain above: four lines move, the second through the fifth, and the figure becomes 23 The Fall. Its two unmoving lines, the first and the sixth, guide the reading. The first says your adversaries hold power now and may use any means to damage your image, even slander, so keep your inner strength and wait. The sixth says adverse situations give way little by little, and adversity can gradually turn into opportunity. Following Lack of Firmness, this suggests the influences you underestimated have gained ground. Don't fight them in the open now. Protect your integrity, avoid giving them more material, and be patient. Support those who depend on you. The tide tends to turn slowly, and when it does, you'll want to have kept your footing.

What to read, in order

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

  1. Line 1 of 23 The Fall, which stays still

    Your enemies have the power now and use any means to damage your image, even slander. All you can do is keep your inner strength and wait for better times.

    The bed is stripped at the legs. Constancy is destroyed: misfortune.

  2. Line 6 of 23 The Fall, which stays still

    Little by little the adverse situations will give way, and gradually adversity will turn into opportunity.

    A great fruit left uneaten. The noble person gains a carriage; the petty person's hut is stripped.

  3. 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.

  4. Line 2 of 44 Lack of Firmness

    You recognize the adverse person or condition in your life. You need to keep it under control, not with violence but with firmness, so its influence doesn't spread.

    In the wrapping there is fish. No fault. Not favorable for guests.

  5. Line 3 of 44 Lack of Firmness

    You know adverse conditions or people exist and you can recognize them, but you're tempted to let them influence you. It will take a great effort to set them aside.

    Buttocks without skin; the walk falters. Danger. No great fault.

  6. Line 4 of 44 Lack of Firmness

    For now it's better to keep adverse people close, as long as you know how to set limits with them; they may be useful to you at some point.

    In the wrapping there is no fish. Setting off brings misfortune.

  7. Line 5 of 44 Lack of Firmness

    Right now, thanks to your inner worth, you're able to transform unsuitable people and even your own harmful habits.

    Willow branches wrap the melon. Beauty kept within: something falls from heaven.

  8. The judgment of 23 The Fall

    It's a time of obstacles and difficulties when, even if you're right, your words aren't believed. Lesser people who misuse power are on the rise, and you could become their victim. Recognizing this time without trying to push ahead, and being generous and giving toward those beneath you, will help you hold on while circumstances change.

    It is not favorable to have somewhere to go.

The trigrams

Below Wind Earth
Above Heaven Mountain

The way back

23 The Fall → 44 Lack of Firmness
lines 2, 3, 4, and 5

Other transformations of Lack of Firmness

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