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Transformation · lines 1, 3, 4, and 6

The Vessel of Nourishment becomes Fleeting Success

鼎 50 The Vessel of Nourishment 臨 19 Fleeting Success
Starting hexagram
Resulting hexagram

What this change means

Earth over the Lake: four lines move, and the vessel looks out over a calm, open water. The still second and fifth lines of 19 Fleeting Success, the resulting hexagram, carry the guidance. The second says that seeing every situation as impermanent lets you move through each phase without fear, trusting you have what you need. The fifth says that surrounding yourself with capable collaborators, respecting their work and encouraging their autonomy, brings a stable achievement. So the change has opened a good spell, limited in time. Use it well and without anxiety. Choose good people, give them room, and trust them. Knowing that this phase will pass isn't a reason for gloom; it's a reason to enjoy it fully and to prepare calmly for what comes next.

What to read, in order

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

  1. Line 2 of 19 Fleeting Success, which stays still

    Recognizing that every situation is impermanent will let you move through each phase not from fear, but trusting that you have what you need to get through it.

    Drawing near together. Good fortune; nothing that is not favorable.

  2. Line 5 of 19 Fleeting Success, which stays still

    Surrounding yourself with capable collaborators and respecting what they do, encouraging their autonomy, will bring you a stable achievement.

    Drawing near with wisdom: what befits the great ruler. Good fortune.

  3. The judgment of 50 The Vessel of Nourishment

    It's a time of change and adjustment, and it will happen naturally, without great upheaval, the way food cooks. Keep the flame lit: it's the enthusiasm that gives you the strength to keep going. And be clear about the resources you have, the way a cook chooses the ingredients. The change will come about little by little.

    Great good fortune. Success.

  4. Line 1 of 50 The Vessel of Nourishment

    The change will happen under conditions that aren't ideal, but it will come to a good end.

    The cauldron upended, feet in the air. It is favorable to tip out what has gone stale. A concubine is taken for the sake of her son. No fault.

  5. Line 3 of 50 The Vessel of Nourishment

    For now you're in a place where your talents and qualities aren't recognized. There's nothing to worry about: if you stay true to yourself and act with integrity, success will come in the end.

    The ears of the cauldron are altered; its going is blocked. The pheasant fat is not eaten. When the rain comes, regret wanes. In the end, good fortune.

  6. Line 4 of 50 The Vessel of Nourishment

    If you stray from your purpose and get involved with the wrong people, you won't succeed.

    The cauldron breaks a leg and spills the prince's stew. Its form is drenched. Misfortune.

  7. Line 6 of 50 The Vessel of Nourishment

    Your actions will be richly rewarded. Success in your projects: you find human favor and divine help.

    The cauldron with a bar of jade. Great good fortune. Nothing that is not favorable.

  8. The judgment of 19 Fleeting Success

    A period of luck, fortune and well-being is coming. Make the most of it, because it will last only eight months; after that, conditions will change. If you can pay attention, read the signs and take care and precautions before the decline arrives, you won't avoid it, but you will lessen its effects while circumstances change.

    Great success. Constancy is favorable. When the eighth month comes, misfortune.

The trigrams

Below Wind Lake
Above Fire Earth

The way back

19 Fleeting Success → 50 The Vessel of Nourishment
lines 1, 3, 4, and 6

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