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Transformation · lines 2, 3, 5, and 6

The Traveler becomes Overwhelmed

旅 56 The Traveler 困 47 Overwhelmed
Starting hexagram
Resulting hexagram

What this change means

A lake drained of water forms as the second, third, fifth and top lines change. The first and fourth lines stay put, and in the resulting hexagram, 47 Overwhelmed, they shape the advice. The first says that in hard times your inner strength is your main support, so keep it above all. The fourth says helping others in hardship matters, but that help has to come quickly to work. From the uncertain road of The Traveler, this becomes a time of pressure: obstacles hem you in, and your words may not be believed. Accept the difficulty and wait for better conditions. Rely on the light inside you. And when someone near you needs help, give it promptly. Waiting for yourself doesn't mean making others wait.

What to read, in order

Marked ● is what Zhu Xi's tradition puts at the center for this number of moving lines.

  1. Line 1 of 47 Overwhelmed, which stays still

    In these hard times, above all, keep your inner strength: it will be your support.

    Buttocks caught on a tree stump. Goes into a dark valley; for three years, not seen.

  2. Line 4 of 47 Overwhelmed, which stays still

    Helping others in times of hardship matters, but that help has to be quick to do its job.

    Comes slowly, slowly, hard pressed in a metal carriage. Distress, but there is an end.

  3. The judgment of 56 The Traveler

    It's a time of small achievements. Keep a light, flexible attitude. You may be facing a period of change, new places or situations that ask you to adapt while they settle: let go of attachments and be gracious as you make new connections and your situation takes hold.

    Small success. For the traveler, constancy brings good fortune.

  4. Line 2 of 56 The Traveler

    You carry with you the resources you need to be secure wherever you are and whatever comes up. You'll draw help from simple, capable people.

    The traveler reaches the inn, carries their goods close, and gains a young servant who is loyal.

  5. Line 3 of 56 The Traveler

    If you lose your kindness now and turn irritable and aggressive, you'll bring on trouble.

    The traveler burns down the inn and loses the young servant. Constancy is in danger.

  6. Line 5 of 56 The Traveler

    If you can enjoy this passing situation and make the most of it, you'll achieve things.

    Shoots a pheasant; one arrow is lost. In the end, renown and a mandate.

  7. Line 6 of 56 The Traveler

    If you relax too much, forgetting that you're only passing through, and stop tending to your ultimate purpose, you'll run into problems.

    The bird burns its nest. The traveler laughs first and wails aloud after. Loses the ox at Yi. Misfortune.

  8. The judgment of 47 Overwhelmed

    Things are very much against you: the wrong people surround you, no one believes what you say, and obstacles hem you in. All you can do is accept it and wait for better conditions to come. Your only resource is the inner light that lives in you; turn to that strength to hold you up right now.

    Success. For the great person, constancy brings good fortune. No fault. They speak and are not believed.

The trigrams

Below Mountain Water
Above Fire Lake

The way back

47 Overwhelmed → 56 The Traveler
lines 2, 3, 5, and 6

Other transformations of The Traveler

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