Transformation · line 6
The Vessel of Nourishment becomes What Lasts
What this change means
Only the top line moves, and the Fire above becomes Thunder over Wind. This is the cauldron with a bar of jade, the finest fitting of all: great good fortune, with nothing that isn't favorable. Your actions are richly rewarded, and your projects can succeed with both human favor and help from above. The resulting hexagram, 32 What Lasts, asks how to make that success endure. It calls for action rather than stillness, guided by clear goals you keep heading toward. So don't treat this as an end point. Use the good moment to set direction and keep going, steadily and in line with your aims. A fine vessel is meant to be used again and again. Let the reward strengthen your commitment, and your achievements can keep growing and last.
What to read, in order
Marked ● is what Zhu Xi's tradition puts at the center for this number of moving lines.
- 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.
- 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.
- The judgment of 32 What Lasts
This moment asks you for action, not stillness. It asks you to have clear goals to head toward and to act in line with them. That way you'll achieve things, and your achievements will keep growing and will last.
Success. No fault. Constancy is favorable. It is favorable to have somewhere to go.
The trigrams
The way back
32 What Lasts → 50 The Vessel of Nourishmentline 6
Other transformations of The Vessel of Nourishment
Make your own cast
The answer changes with the question. Toss the coins and see which lines move for you.