What this change means
When lines two, four and five move, Heaven settles below and Earth above, and the two begin to meet. From the starting hexagram comes a promise: when the moment is ripe, people believe in the change, and it goes well if each step lands on time and you release what has stopped working. The resulting hexagram, 11 Well-Being, describes a period of harmony and understanding. People and situations that weren't good for you tend to move away, and others that bring support take their place. Held in balance, they suggest the change you've been working toward can open onto a good time. Enjoy it, and keep doing your part: the renewal still asks you to let go of what doesn't fit, so the space can fill with what does. Stay open to the new people arriving, and don't hold on to old arrangements just because they're familiar.
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 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.
- Line 2 of 49 Renewal
When you've tried several things to solve something and nothing works, it's time for radical change.
When the day has come, the change is made. Setting out brings good fortune. No fault.
- 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
11 Well-Being → 49 Renewallines 2, 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
- 15Simplicitylines 1, 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.