Transformation · lines 1, 3, 4, and 5

Overwhelmed becomes Well-Being

Starting hexagram

Resulting hexagram

What this change means

Earth settles over heaven as the first, third, fourth and fifth lines move, the figure of harmony between above and below. What guides this reading are the second and top lines of the result, which stay put. The second favors decisive action that takes you out of your comfort zone, and recognizing the people around you, without pushing anyone away, simply knowing each person's nature. The top line warns that things may turn for the worse, so watch for the first signs of decline and don't insist on pressing ahead. The pressure of 47 Overwhelmed thus opens onto 11 Well-Being, a period of harmony when unhelpful people drift away and support comes in. Enjoy it, act boldly where it's useful, and keep your eyes open. A good spell lasts longer when you notice early that it's changing and adjust instead of forcing your way forward.

What to read, in order

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

Line 2 of 11 Well-Being, which stays still
It's favorable to take decisive action that gets you out of your comfort zone and to recognize the people around you. There's no need to push anyone away; it's enough to know each person's nature.

Embracing the untilled. Wading across the river; not forgetting the distant; leaving friends behind. So it is honored on the middle way.
Line 6 of 11 Well-Being, which stays still
The situation may take a turn for the worse. Pay attention and watch for the first signs of decline. If you insist on pressing ahead, there will be loss.

The city wall falls back into the moat. Do not use the army. From the town, orders are proclaimed. Constancy brings distress.
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.
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.
Line 3 of 47 Overwhelmed
Facing obstacles with weakness and complaints won't move you forward; on the contrary, it will sink you deeper.

Hard pressed by stone, leaning on thorns. Enters the house and does not see the wife. Misfortune.
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.
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.
The judgment of 11 Well-Being
A period of well-being, harmony and understanding is coming, and you can enjoy it. People and situations that weren't good for you are moving away, and in their place come people and situations that bring blessings and support. Heaven grants its gifts.

The small goes, the great comes. Good fortune. Success.

The trigrams

Below Water Heaven

Above Lake Earth

The way back

11 Well-Being → 47 Overwhelmed
lines 1, 3, 4, and 5

Other transformations of Overwhelmed

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