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Transformation · lines 3, 4, 5, and 6

Overwhelmed becomes Loss, Then Gain

困 47 Overwhelmed 蠱 18 Loss, Then Gain
Starting hexagram
Resulting hexagram

What this change means

Wind trapped beneath a mountain, air that should circulate, is the figure four moving lines leave behind. The counsel sits with the resulting hexagram's first and second lines, the ones at rest. The first says the loss came from being too rigid and holding to the traditional way; flexibility and innovation lead to success. The second says the losses come from weakness, from not persevering, and that reflecting and taking up the path again with resolve brings success. So 47 Overwhelmed opens onto 18 Loss, Then Gain, where admitting mistakes and correcting them leads back to success. The pressure you've felt may have roots in your own choices, either too stiff or too soft. Look honestly at which one applies. Correct it, act, and then give the results time to come. Repair work tends to pay off when it's done with both care and resolve.

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 18 Loss, Then Gain, which stays still

    The loss came from being too rigid and wanting to do things the traditional way. If you can be flexible and innovate, you'll succeed.

    Setting right what the father spoiled. There is a son; the late father is left without fault. Danger; in the end, good fortune.

  2. Line 2 of 18 Loss, Then Gain, which stays still

    Your losses come from weakness, from not persevering. Reflecting and taking up the path again with resolve will bring success.

    Setting right what the mother spoiled. Constancy will not do.

  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 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. Line 6 of 47 Overwhelmed

    The pressure is nearing its end, and the obstacles will be easy to overcome. If your inner strength is with you as well, success will come much more easily.

    Hard pressed among creeping vines, on what totters. It is said: moving brings regret. If there is regret, setting out brings good fortune.

  8. The judgment of 18 Loss, Then Gain

    You've made mistakes that have brought you into decline; still, admitting it and making the corrections needed will lead you back to success. Take time to reflect on what caused the loss and, once you've acted, give success time to arrive.

    Great success. It is favorable to cross the great river. Three days before the first day, three days after the first day.

The trigrams

Below Water Wind
Above Lake Mountain

The way back

18 Loss, Then Gain → 47 Overwhelmed
lines 3, 4, 5, and 6

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