What this change means
Lines one, four and five move, and the image becomes Earth over Mountain, a high place hidden low. The judgment of Renewal weighs two things: when to change, and what deserves to stay. The resulting hexagram, 15 Simplicity, says this isn't the time to boast or show off: keep things simple, act fairly, and your qualities will be recognized on their own. Balanced, these two say the renewal you're after works best without fanfare. Make the changes that matter, drop what no longer serves, and don't announce it as a grand transformation. Fairness in how you treat others and modesty in how you present yourself carry more weight now than any display. Watch for the wish to be seen changing. Let the results speak, and give people the chance to notice for themselves.
What to read, in order
Marked ● is what Zhu Xi's tradition puts at the center for this number of moving lines.
- The judgment of 49 Renewal
You're in a time of renewal, like shedding a skin. Open yourself to change and to new ways of doing things. Success lies in taking each step at exactly the right moment, and in weighing what needs to change and what doesn't, what is no longer doing its job. Don't be afraid to let it go: you need to make room for the new to arrive.
When the day has come, there is trust. Great success. Constancy is favorable. Regret vanishes.
- The judgment of 15 Simplicity
This isn't the time to boast or show off. It's time to keep things simple and to make sure you act fairly; your qualities and talents will show on their own and be recognized.
Success. The noble person reaches the end.
- Line 1 of 49 Renewal
Don't rush into changes. Wait until conditions are favorable and you're clear about what you want to renew.
Bound fast with the hide of a yellow ox.
- Line 4 of 49 Renewal
Making the right changes at the right time will bring you success, as long as you rest on an inner certainty and your motives seek not only your own good but the well-being of others too.
Regret vanishes. There is sincere trust: the mandate is changed. Good fortune.
- Line 5 of 49 Renewal
Renewal will come naturally, guided by a higher will that shows you the way to act.
The great person changes like the tiger. Before any divining, there is sincere trust.
The trigrams
The way back
15 Simplicity → 49 Renewallines 1, 4, and 5
Other transformations of Renewal
- 47Overwhelmedlines 1, 2, and 3
- 48Right Actionlines 1, 2, and 4
- 8Unionlines 1, 3, and 4
- 60Thriftlines 2, 3, and 4
- 32What Lastslines 1, 2, and 5
- 16Passionlines 1, 3, and 5
- 54A Subordinate Rolelines 2, 3, and 5
- 11Well-Beinglines 2, 4, and 5
- 24Coming Backlines 3, 4, and 5
- 44Lack of Firmnesslines 1, 2, and 6
- 12Declinelines 1, 3, and 6
- 10Treading Carefullylines 2, 3, and 6
- 53Gradual Progresslines 1, 4, and 6
- 9Small Thingslines 2, 4, and 6
- 42Increaselines 3, 4, and 6
- 56The Travelerlines 1, 5, and 6
- 14Wealthlines 2, 5, and 6
- 21Bitinglines 3, 5, and 6
- 22Good Mannerslines 4, 5, and 6
Make your own cast
The answer changes with the question. Toss the coins and see which lines move for you.