Transformation · lines 2, 4, 5, and 6
Shock becomes Inner Integrity
What this change means
Wind over the lake: four lines move, the second, fourth, fifth and top, and the two lines that stay put in the new figure give the counsel. In 61 Inner Integrity, when you're whole within, it shows outside, and your truth can move others toward great undertakings. Its first line warns that if there's a wish to manipulate others behind what you do, your intentions will be exposed. Its third line says that if your sense of safety hangs on others' approval, your moods will swing and you won't really enjoy what you gain. So check your motives and your footing. The shaking strips away pretense. Be honest about what you want, anchor yourself inside, and let sincerity rather than approval steady you.
What to read, in order
Marked ● is what Zhu Xi's tradition puts at the center for this number of moving lines.
- Line 1 of 61 Inner Integrity, which stays still
If behind what you do there's a wish to manipulate others, your intentions will be exposed.
Being ready: good fortune. If there is something else, no ease.
- Line 3 of 61 Inner Integrity, which stays still
If your security rests on other people's approval and acceptance, you'll ride emotional ups and downs and won't fully enjoy what you gain.
Meets an adversary: now drumming, now stopping, now weeping, now singing.
- The judgment of 51 Shock
When unexpected situations come along that would frighten others, keep control and act calmly, without losing your composure. This attitude will get you results in what you want and let you succeed where others fail.
Success. Thunder comes, and there is dread; then laughter and easy talk. The thunder alarms a hundred leagues around, yet neither the ladle nor the sacrificial wine is let fall.
- Line 2 of 51 Shock
Situations may come up that seem hard to face, and you may even suffer losses. There's nothing to fear: what you lose you'll get back, and you'll be on the path of achievement again.
Thunder comes: danger. Countless cowries are lost; one climbs the nine hills. Do not chase them: in seven days they are found.
- Line 4 of 51 Shock
You can't see clearly what's holding you back, so the things you do don't settle matters. It's a time to wait until conditions change.
Thunder sinks into the mud.
- Line 5 of 51 Shock
Obstacles come one after another and seem endless. Still, staying connected to your center and true to your purpose will keep you from losses.
Thunder going and coming: danger. Of much, nothing is lost; there is a duty to carry out.
- Line 6 of 51 Shock
Your main enemy now is a lack of calm: catching the worry that fills the air over situations that aren't affecting you. If you can step away from that atmosphere and return to your center, things will settle.
Thunder, shiver upon shiver; the eyes restless and lost. Setting out brings misfortune. The thunder strikes not oneself but the neighbor: no fault. Over the marriage there will be talk.
- The judgment of 61 Inner Integrity
When you're whole within, it shows on the outside, and you'll be able to do great things and to let your truth move others toward great undertakings.
Piglets and fish: good fortune. It is favorable to cross the great river. Constancy is favorable.
The trigrams
The way back
61 Inner Integrity → 51 Shocklines 2, 4, 5, and 6
Other transformations of Shock
- 46Going Uplines 1, 2, 3, and 4
- 28Excesseslines 1, 2, 3, and 5
- 29Waterlines 1, 2, 4, and 5
- 39Held Backlines 1, 3, 4, and 5
- 5Inactionlines 2, 3, 4, and 5
- 50The Vessel of Nourishmentlines 1, 2, 3, and 6
- 4Immaturitylines 1, 2, 4, and 6
- 52Abidinglines 1, 3, 4, and 6
- 26Great Achievementslines 2, 3, 4, and 6
- 6Conflictlines 1, 2, 5, and 6
- 33Leaving Behindlines 1, 3, 5, and 6
- 1Activitylines 2, 3, 5, and 6
- 20Observinglines 1, 4, 5, and 6
- 37The Tribelines 3, 4, 5, and 6
Make your own cast
The answer changes with the question. Toss the coins and see which lines move for you.