Transformation · lines 1, 2, 3, and 5
Inner Peace becomes Success in Small Matters
What this change means
Thunder sounds on a mountain as four lines move, Mountain forming below and Thunder above, loud but limited in reach. The advice comes from the resulting hexagram's two lines that hold still. The fourth says action has to wait, but standing firm doesn't: keep your ground and your purpose until the moment to act arrives. The top line warns that chasing goals out of reach for now will cost you whatever you put into them. The resulting hexagram, 62 Success in Small Matters, says this is a time for small achievements, not great ones; living in step with that saves your effort from going to waste. Your inner calm is what lets you wait without restlessness. Hold your ground, keep your aims modest, and don't chase what isn't ready.
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 62 Success in Small Matters, which stays still
It's not the time to act, but it is the time to stand firm, without straying from your purposes, until the time to act arrives.
No fault. Without going beyond, it meets it. Going is dangerous: be on guard. Do not act with lasting constancy.
- Line 6 of 62 Success in Small Matters, which stays still
If you insist on chasing goals that are out of reach for now, you'll lose whatever you put into them.
Not meeting it, goes past it. The bird in flight falls into the net. Misfortune. This is called calamity and ruin.
- The judgment of 58 Inner Peace
You're in a time of calm and inner peace that lets you achieve great things. Spending time with people whose energy is like yours will nourish and recharge you to reach your aims. Still, don't lose sight of your goals, or you'll slide into inertia.
Success. Constancy is favorable.
- Line 1 of 58 Inner Peace
A state of calm and inner joy will help you stay centered and achieve what you want.
Joy in harmony. Good fortune.
- Line 2 of 58 Inner Peace
Take great care over whom you spend time with and what activities you choose, because if you let yourself be drawn into worldly things without cultivating your inner life, you'll stray from your goals.
Joy with trust. Good fortune. Regret vanishes.
- Line 3 of 58 Inner Peace
If you don't cultivate your inner strength and you let distractions carry you off, you may fall into addictions and drift from your purpose.
Joy that comes seeking. Misfortune.
- Line 5 of 58 Inner Peace
Contact with the wrong people can lead you into distraction and addiction. Once you realize it and put a stop to it, you'll get back on the path to inner peace.
Trusting what strips away: there is danger.
- The judgment of 62 Success in Small Matters
This isn't a time for great things; it's a time for small achievements. Recognizing that will help you live in step with the moment. Trying to go beyond your present means and resources will lead you astray and waste your efforts.
Success. Constancy is favorable. Small things can be done, not great ones. The flying bird leaves its call behind: it is not fitting to rise, it is fitting to descend. Great good fortune.
The trigrams
The way back
62 Success in Small Matters → 58 Inner Peacelines 1, 2, 3, and 5
Other transformations of Inner Peace
- 39Held Backlines 1, 2, 3, and 4
- 2Passivitylines 1, 2, 4, and 5
- 46Going Uplines 1, 3, 4, and 5
- 36Darknesslines 2, 3, 4, and 5
- 33Leaving Behindlines 1, 2, 3, and 6
- 20Observinglines 1, 2, 4, and 6
- 57Gentlenesslines 1, 3, 4, and 6
- 37The Tribelines 2, 3, 4, and 6
- 35Advancelines 1, 2, 5, and 6
- 50The Vessel of Nourishmentlines 1, 3, 5, and 6
- 30The Flamelines 2, 3, 5, and 6
- 4Immaturitylines 1, 4, 5, and 6
- 27Nourishmentlines 2, 4, 5, and 6
- 26Great Achievementslines 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.