What this change means
The lake rises over the trees as the fourth and fifth lines move. The fifth leads: don't let success cloud your thinking; climb step by step and enjoy each stage without being dazzled by power. The fourth brings the success itself, goals reached and recognition earned. The resulting hexagram, 28 Excesses, warns of what can follow too much at once. The weight of what you've gained may strain your foundations, and keeping it from collapsing could call for extraordinary measures: check the supports, act in new ways, step out of comfort. So celebrate, but look down as well as up. Make sure what holds up your success is strong enough for it. Go slowly, reinforce the base, and don't let recognition push you to take on more than it can bear.
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 46 Going Up
Don't let success cloud your judgment. Go step by step, enjoying each moment, without rushing or being dazzled by power.
Constancy brings good fortune. Ascends by the steps.
- Line 4 of 46 Going Up
This is a time when you'll reach your goals and gain fame and recognition.
The king makes an offering on Mount Qi. Good fortune. No fault.
- The judgment of 46 Going Up
You're in a time of rising, and this rise is the fruit of work you've done with dedication. Seeking the help of an important person will bring great success; don't be afraid of that meeting, because everything is favorable now.
Great success. Seeing the great person is of use. Do not worry. Setting out southward brings good fortune.
- The judgment of 28 Excesses
You're in a situation that calls for extraordinary measures to keep what you've achieved from collapsing. Check and strengthen the foundations that hold up your projects, take innovative action and step out of your comfort zone. That way your success is assured; otherwise, loss can't be avoided.
The ridgepole sags. It is favorable to have somewhere to go. Success.
The trigrams
The way back
28 Excesses → 46 Going Uplines 4 and 5
Other transformations of Going Up
- 36Darknesslines 1 and 2
- 19Fleeting Successlines 1 and 3
- 2Passivitylines 2 and 3
- 34Great Manifestationlines 1 and 4
- 62Success in Small Matterslines 2 and 4
- 40Clearing Obstacleslines 3 and 4
- 5Inactionlines 1 and 5
- 39Held Backlines 2 and 5
- 29Waterlines 3 and 5
- 26Great Achievementslines 1 and 6
- 52Abidinglines 2 and 6
- 4Immaturitylines 3 and 6
- 50The Vessel of Nourishmentlines 4 and 6
- 57Gentlenesslines 5 and 6
Make your own cast
The answer changes with the question. Toss the coins and see which lines move for you.