Transformation · lines 1, 2, and 6
Abundance becomes The Vessel of Nourishment
What this change means
Changing the first, second and top lines gives Wind below Fire, the image of a fire under a cooking pot. Two judgments share the weight. Abundance describes a fullness you can take pleasure in, knowing it won't stay at its height. The resulting hexagram, 50 The Vessel of Nourishment, describes a time of change and adjustment that happens naturally, the way food cooks, without upheaval. Keep the flame of enthusiasm lit, and be clear about the resources you have, like a cook choosing ingredients. Change comes little by little. So the fullness isn't an endpoint but the heat that transforms. Don't rush it, and don't let the fire go out. Tend what you have, choose carefully what goes into the pot, and give things time.
What to read, in order
Marked ● is what Zhu Xi's tradition puts at the center for this number of moving lines.
- The judgment of 55 Abundance
You're growing toward a period of satisfaction and abundance. It will last for a while, and when it ends, stay calm, without sadness or worry. Enjoy it while it lasts, and when it wanes, keep your spirits up and enjoy what you've achieved.
Success. The king reaches it. Do not grieve: the noonday sun is fitting.
- 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.
- Line 1 of 55 Abundance
It's a very favorable time, but it asks for determined, energetic action from you to make the results greater.
Meets the lord who is its match. Even for ten days, no fault. Going earns esteem.
- Line 2 of 55 Abundance
Although you're resolved and conditions are good for getting what you want, the wrong people are standing in your way. If you keep doing what's right and don't let yourself be pulled off course, you'll succeed.
Full is the awning: at noon the Dipper is seen. Going earns suspicion and harm. If there is sincere trust that unfolds, good fortune.
- Line 6 of 55 Abundance
Your pride may get in the way of what you want and delay your success.
Full is the house, the home screened over. Peering through the door: silence, no one there. For three years no one is seen. Misfortune.
The trigrams
The way back
50 The Vessel of Nourishment → 55 Abundancelines 1, 2, and 6
Other transformations of Abundance
- 40Clearing Obstacleslines 1, 2, and 3
- 46Going Uplines 1, 2, and 4
- 2Passivitylines 1, 3, and 4
- 19Fleeting Successlines 2, 3, and 4
- 28Excesseslines 1, 2, and 5
- 45Meetinglines 1, 3, and 5
- 58Inner Peacelines 2, 3, and 5
- 39Held Backlines 1, 4, and 5
- 5Inactionlines 2, 4, and 5
- 3Initial Obstacleslines 3, 4, and 5
- 35Advancelines 1, 3, and 6
- 38Oppositeslines 2, 3, and 6
- 52Abidinglines 1, 4, and 6
- 26Great Achievementslines 2, 4, and 6
- 27Nourishmentlines 3, 4, and 6
- 33Leaving Behindlines 1, 5, and 6
- 1Activitylines 2, 5, and 6
- 25Innocencelines 3, 5, and 6
- 37The Tribelines 4, 5, and 6
Make your own cast
The answer changes with the question. Toss the coins and see which lines move for you.