What this change means
Both lakes turn to running water when the first and fourth lines move, and calm gives way to a stream that must keep flowing. The fourth line leads. You're wavering between serenity and indulgence; one gives inner joy, the other only empty pleasure, and once you separate yourself from what's harming you, gladness returns. The first line reminds you what to aim for, a harmonious joy that keeps you centered. The resulting hexagram, 29 Water, describes obstacles that come one after another. You get through them by staying in motion, the way water follows its course without stagnating. Fear that freezes you only keeps you stuck. So choose serenity and keep moving. Don't let difficulty push you toward the easy comforts that would leave you stranded.
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 58 Inner Peace
You're moving between serenity and indulgence. Indulgence leads to empty pleasure; serenity, to inner joy. That is the true path to success.
Joy that bargains, never at rest. Once the ill is set apart, there is gladness.
- 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.
- 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.
- The judgment of 29 Water
Just as a stream moves through obstacles and gets past them, following its course without stagnating, you're at a time when obstacles will come one after another, but you'll get past them if you can keep moving. Letting fear paralyze you will only leave you stuck.
There is sincere trust. Only the heart gets through. Going earns esteem.
The trigrams
The way back
29 Water → 58 Inner Peacelines 1 and 4
Other transformations of Inner Peace
- 45Meetinglines 1 and 2
- 28Excesseslines 1 and 3
- 49Renewallines 2 and 3
- 3Initial Obstacleslines 2 and 4
- 5Inactionlines 3 and 4
- 40Clearing Obstacleslines 1 and 5
- 51Shocklines 2 and 5
- 34Great Manifestationlines 3 and 5
- 19Fleeting Successlines 4 and 5
- 6Conflictlines 1 and 6
- 25Innocencelines 2 and 6
- 1Activitylines 3 and 6
- 61Inner Integritylines 4 and 6
- 38Oppositeslines 5 and 6
Make your own cast
The answer changes with the question. Toss the coins and see which lines move for you.