Transformation · lines 3 and 6
A Subordinate Role becomes Wealth
What this change means
Heaven below and Fire above: the top and third lines change, the top leading. It warns that serving with resentment empties your rewards, while serving wholeheartedly fills them. The third says that, for now, being part of something even as a junior member, beats going off by yourself. The resulting hexagram, 14 Wealth, shows the abundance possible here, inner and outer, if you keep your character centered and practice generosity. That's the bridge between the lines. Wholehearted belonging opens the door to prosperity; resentment or proud isolation would close it. Stay connected, give your best to the role, and let the good that comes flow on to others. Wealth that's shared tends to last. Wealth guarded with bitterness rarely does. The basket fills when the heart is in the giving.
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 54 A Subordinate Role
Holding a subordinate position with resentment or unease only makes you lose the rewards you'd find if you did it wholeheartedly.
The woman holds the basket, and there is nothing in it; the man cuts the sheep, and there is no blood. Nothing is favorable.
- Line 3 of 54 A Subordinate Role
Given the present circumstances, it's better to stay in a subordinate position than to be alone.
The young woman marries as a servant; she comes back and marries as a second wife.
- The judgment of 54 A Subordinate Role
You're in a situation where you have to take second place to others; any personal initiative will lead to failure. Recognizing the moment and acting in keeping with it is all you can do until things change and you're in a better position.
Setting out brings misfortune. Nothing is favorable.
- The judgment of 14 Wealth
A time of abundance and prosperity, both inner and outer. It's important to keep your character centered and to cultivate good deeds and generosity, so that this wealth lasts and reaches others.
Great success.
The trigrams
The way back
14 Wealth → 54 A Subordinate Rolelines 3 and 6
Other transformations of A Subordinate Role
- 16Passionlines 1 and 2
- 32What Lastslines 1 and 3
- 55Abundancelines 2 and 3
- 7The Armylines 1 and 4
- 24Coming Backlines 2 and 4
- 11Well-Beinglines 3 and 4
- 47Overwhelmedlines 1 and 5
- 17Adaptinglines 2 and 5
- 43Overflowinglines 3 and 5
- 60Thriftlines 4 and 5
- 64Transitionlines 1 and 6
- 21Bitinglines 2 and 6
- 41Decreaselines 4 and 6
- 10Treading Carefullylines 5 and 6
Make your own cast
The answer changes with the question. Toss the coins and see which lines move for you.