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Transformation · lines 1, 2, 4, and 5

Overwhelmed becomes Coming Back

困 47 Overwhelmed 復 24 Coming Back
Starting hexagram
Resulting hexagram

What this change means

Thunder stirs beneath the earth as four lines change, the first sign of a return. Here the counsel rests on the third and sixth lines of the new figure, the ones that don't move. The third warns that acting from insecurity, going back and forth and repeating old mistakes, takes you off the right path. The sixth warns that letting opportunities slip and missing the right moment can make it impossible to put things in order, leaving you to wait for new options, perhaps for a long time. So the pressure of 47 Overwhelmed turns toward 24 Coming Back, the turn after a dark stretch, when people come to help and projects are favored. The return is real, but fragile. Remember what led you into trouble so you don't repeat it, and when the moment comes, act on it with resolve instead of hesitating.

What to read, in order

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

  1. Line 3 of 24 Coming Back, which stays still

    If you act with insecurity, going forward and back and repeating past mistakes, you'll stray from the path and from right action.

    Returning again and again. Danger; no fault.

  2. Line 6 of 24 Coming Back, which stays still

    If you let opportunities slip by and don't act at the right moment, it will no longer be possible to put things back in order, and you'll have to wait for new options to appear, which may take some time.

    A lost return. Misfortune; there is calamity and ruin. If armies are set marching, in the end there will be a great defeat that reaches the ruler of the country. Misfortune. Not for ten years can a campaign be undertaken.

  3. The judgment of 47 Overwhelmed

    Things are very much against you: the wrong people surround you, no one believes what you say, and obstacles hem you in. All you can do is accept it and wait for better conditions to come. Your only resource is the inner light that lives in you; turn to that strength to hold you up right now.

    Success. For the great person, constancy brings good fortune. No fault. They speak and are not believed.

  4. Line 1 of 47 Overwhelmed

    In these hard times, above all, keep your inner strength: it will be your support.

    Buttocks caught on a tree stump. Goes into a dark valley; for three years, not seen.

  5. Line 2 of 47 Overwhelmed

    The troubles right now are on the inside; on the outside, everything is fine. You need to recognize where the problem lies to solve it, and it's wise to seek help.

    Hard pressed with wine and food. The red sash arrives. It is favorable to make sacrifices. Setting out brings misfortune. No fault.

  6. Line 4 of 47 Overwhelmed

    Helping others in times of hardship matters, but that help has to be quick to do its job.

    Comes slowly, slowly, hard pressed in a metal carriage. Distress, but there is an end.

  7. Line 5 of 47 Overwhelmed

    Little by little things will improve, thanks to your habit of helping others. Spiritual resources will be a great help now.

    Nose cut off, feet cut off. Hard pressed by the red sash. Little by little relief comes. It is favorable to make sacrifices.

  8. The judgment of 24 Coming Back

    After a period of adversity and darkness, the return comes. Still, be aware of the mistakes that led you into the dark, because if you repeat them you could fall again. People will come to help you, and your undertakings and projects will be favored.

    Success. Going out and coming in without harm; friends arrive, no fault. Back and forth along its way: in seven days comes the return. It is favorable to have somewhere to go.

The trigrams

Below Water Thunder
Above Lake Earth

The way back

24 Coming Back → 47 Overwhelmed
lines 1, 2, 4, and 5

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