Transformation · lines 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6
Inner Peace becomes The Traveler
What this change means
Only the fourth line stays as the others move, and Mountain forms below with Fire above, a fire traveling over a hillside. The reading rests on that still line of the resulting hexagram: material rewards and comfort may be within reach, but don't let them come with constant suspicion and worry. The resulting hexagram, 56 The Traveler, describes a time of small achievements and change, new places or situations that ask you to adapt; keep a light, flexible attitude, loosen your attachments, and be gracious as new connections form. The link to inner peace is clear. Comfort without calm becomes anxiety. Wherever you find yourself, carry your peace with you rather than looking for it in what you own, and let trust replace the habit of worry.
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 56 The Traveler, which stays still
Even though you can gain material rewards and comfort, avoid living in constant distrust and worry.
The traveler finds a place to stay and gets their goods and their axe. My heart is not glad.
- 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.
- Line 6 of 58 Inner Peace
If you haven't developed real inner peace, you're easy prey for shallow entertainments, which will win you over bit by bit until you lose yourself in them. Now you're only in the hands of fate; you have no control.
Joy that draws on.
- 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.
The trigrams
The way back
56 The Traveler → 58 Inner Peacelines 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6
Other transformations of Inner Peace
Make your own cast
The answer changes with the question. Toss the coins and see which lines move for you.