What this change means
The upper three lines all move, and the Lake becomes Mountain over the Fire: light at the foot of a hill, picking out its shapes. Renewal's judgment speaks of a time to shed the old skin, with trust arriving when the day has come. The resulting hexagram, 22 Good Manners, asks for kindness, courtesy and care in how you deal with others, and says this is a time for everyday matters rather than great undertakings. Balanced, these say your renewal works best now on a small, human scale. Change how you treat people, how you handle daily things, how you present what you do. What might seem superficial at another time can make a real difference now. Leave the sweeping transformations for later. Attention to form and to good relations is the renewal this moment can carry.
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 22 Good Manners
It's a time to be kind and courteous and to use good manners with others if you want good results in what you undertake. What might seem superficial at another time leads you to success now. It's a time to handle everyday matters, not great undertakings.
Success. In small things, it is favorable to have somewhere to go.
- 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.
- Line 6 of 49 Renewal
Take stock of the changes you can actually make now, given the circumstances. A change that's too ambitious has to wait for a better time.
The noble person changes like the leopard; the petty person changes face. Setting out brings misfortune. Abiding in constancy brings good fortune.
The trigrams
The way back
22 Good Manners → 49 Renewallines 4, 5, and 6
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
- 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
Make your own cast
The answer changes with the question. Toss the coins and see which lines move for you.