Transformation · lines 1 and 2
Gradual Progress becomes Small Things
What this change means
Two lines move at the bottom, the second leading, and the Mountain becomes Heaven beneath the Wind. Your first steps were shaky and drew comment; now a small success arrives and gives you a place to rest. Read them together: the early doubt was only the price of starting, and the boulder where the goose eats and drinks is the reward for not giving up. The resulting hexagram, 9 Small Things, adds a note of patience. The situation promises more, but it isn't ripe yet, and a few obstacles still need to be cleared. So act on a small scale. Recover your strength, tidy up what's in the way, refine how you work, and wait for the right moment to do something larger. The temptation is to treat a first win as the green light for everything; resist it, and the larger opening will find you better prepared.
What to read, in order
Marked ● is what Zhu Xi's tradition puts at the center for this number of moving lines.
- Line 2 of 53 Gradual Progress
You'll have a first success as you move forward. Nothing spectacular, but it will let you rest and recharge to keep going.
The wild goose moves by degrees to the boulder. It eats and drinks with joy. Good fortune.
- Line 1 of 53 Gradual Progress
Your first steps may be slow, and through lack of experience it may look at first as if you'll fail, so people will talk. Nothing to fear.
The wild goose moves by degrees to the shore. The young one is in danger; there is talk. No fault.
- The judgment of 53 Gradual Progress
You'll make progress, and it will come step by step, gradually, through stages that make it lasting and stable. Trying to speed things up will bring delays and obstacles. Keep at it, one rung at a time.
The woman goes to be married: good fortune. Constancy is favorable.
- The judgment of 9 Small Things
You're facing a situation that promises success, but it isn't time yet. There are still obstacles on the way that you need to resolve. For now you can take small actions and wait for the right moment to act on a large scale.
Success. Dense clouds and no rain, from my western outskirts.
The trigrams
The way back
9 Small Things → 53 Gradual Progresslines 1 and 2
Other transformations of Gradual Progress
- 42Increaselines 1 and 3
- 59Release from Obstacleslines 2 and 3
- 13Gathering with Equalslines 1 and 4
- 44Lack of Firmnesslines 2 and 4
- 12Declinelines 3 and 4
- 22Good Mannerslines 1 and 5
- 18Loss, Then Gainlines 2 and 5
- 23The Falllines 3 and 5
- 56The Travelerlines 4 and 5
- 63After the Endlines 1 and 6
- 48Right Actionlines 2 and 6
- 8Unionlines 3 and 6
- 31Attractionlines 4 and 6
- 15Simplicitylines 5 and 6
Make your own cast
The answer changes with the question. Toss the coins and see which lines move for you.