Transformation · lines 1, 2, 3, and 5
Abiding becomes Inner Integrity
What this change means
Wind blows over a lake as four lines move, and the mountain's solidity turns inward. The two lines that stay put in the new figure give the counsel. In 61 Inner Integrity, being whole inside shows outside, and your truth can move others toward great undertakings. Its fourth line invites you to lean on spiritual strength to firm up that integrity and walk confidently toward your goal without looking back. Its top line warns that if your strength lives only in words, you won't have the power to rally the people you need. So let the stillness you've practiced become substance. Say less about your aims and embody them more. Trust grows from what you are, not from what you announce.
What to read, in order
Marked ● is what Zhu Xi's tradition puts at the center for this number of moving lines.
- Line 4 of 61 Inner Integrity, which stays still
It's a time to lean on spiritual forces to strengthen your inner integrity and head confidently toward your goal, without looking back.
The moon is nearly full. One horse of the pair is lost. No fault.
- Line 6 of 61 Inner Integrity, which stays still
If your inner strength rests only on words, you won't have the power to rally people that you need to reach your goals.
A bird's cry climbs to heaven. Even with constancy, misfortune.
- The judgment of 52 Abiding
It's a time of stillness, of staying centered and steady: that's the best way forward in your present situation. Sometimes you need to stop, calm and confident, and wait for outer conditions to show you it's time to act. Don't go beyond what's happening now. There's no action, only a harmonious stillness, and staying that way brings success.
Still at the back; the body is not reached. Walking in the courtyard; its people are not seen. No fault.
- Line 1 of 52 Abiding
Better to stop too soon than to take ill-advised steps.
Still the toes. No fault. Lasting constancy is favorable.
- Line 2 of 52 Abiding
Right now you can only see to stopping yourself in the right place; you can't make sure others do the same.
Still the calves. It cannot come to the aid of what it follows; the heart is not glad.
- Line 3 of 52 Abiding
The stillness you need now can't be forced. It has to come from a calm heart and unhurried breathing.
Still the waist; the flesh along the spine is torn. Danger: the heart is smothered.
- Line 5 of 52 Abiding
You need not only to stay still and calm but also to keep quiet, because careless words could put you at risk.
Still the jaws; words come in order. Regret vanishes.
- 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 → 52 Abidinglines 1, 2, 3, and 5
Other transformations of Abiding
- 38Oppositeslines 1, 2, 3, and 4
- 1Activitylines 1, 2, 4, and 5
- 25Innocencelines 1, 3, 4, and 5
- 6Conflictlines 2, 3, 4, and 5
- 19Fleeting Successlines 1, 2, 3, and 6
- 34Great Manifestationlines 1, 2, 4, and 6
- 51Shocklines 1, 3, 4, and 6
- 40Clearing Obstacleslines 2, 3, 4, and 6
- 5Inactionlines 1, 2, 5, and 6
- 3Initial Obstacleslines 1, 3, 5, and 6
- 29Waterlines 2, 3, 5, and 6
- 49Renewallines 1, 4, 5, and 6
- 28Excesseslines 2, 4, 5, and 6
- 45Meetinglines 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.