Transformation · lines 1, 4, 5, and 6
Inner Peace becomes Immaturity
What this change means
Water forms below and Mountain above as four lines move: a spring breaking out at the foot of a hill. The two lines of the resulting hexagram that don't change give the counsel. The second says it's time to cultivate yourself inwardly, and your worth will then show outwardly. The third says that to get what you want, you shouldn't submit to strong personalities who belittle you. The resulting hexagram, 4 Immaturity, asks for humility: you may not yet have the maturity your question requires, so seek guidance and counsel and put it into practice. Humility, though, isn't submission. Learn from those who help you grow, and stay clear of those who diminish you. Inner work done quietly now is what will show later.
What to read, in order
Marked ● is what Zhu Xi's tradition puts at the center for this number of moving lines.
- Line 2 of 4 Immaturity, which stays still
It's time to cultivate yourself inwardly; then your worth will show on the outside.
Embracing the ignorant: good fortune. Taking a wife: good fortune. The son can hold up the house.
- Line 3 of 4 Immaturity, which stays still
To get what you want, don't submit to strong personalities who belittle you.
Do not take this woman: at the sight of a man of gold, she is no longer her own. Nothing is favorable.
- 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 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 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 4 Immaturity
Be aware that you don't yet have the maturity you need to reach what you're after in the area of your question. Act with humility: ask for guidance, seek advice and counsel, and put what you're told into practice.
Success. I do not go looking for the ignorant youth; the ignorant youth comes looking for me. The first time the oracle is asked, I answer. A second and a third asking is an offense, and an offense gets no answer. Constancy is favorable.
The trigrams
The way back
4 Immaturity → 58 Inner Peacelines 1, 4, 5, and 6
Other transformations of Inner Peace
- 39Held Backlines 1, 2, 3, and 4
- 62Success in Small Matterslines 1, 2, 3, and 5
- 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
- 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.