Transformation · lines 1, 2, 4, and 6
Release from Obstacles becomes Adapting
What this change means
Thunder settles inside the lake: four lines move, and the result is 17 Adapting. The reading rests on the two lines that stay still, the third and the fifth. The third says that what wasn't good for you, people or situations, is drifting off, and there's nothing to regret, since that makes room for what's new and right to come near. The fifth says that when a larger purpose moves you, a dream you believe in, you can reach what you're after. So the scattering has a sorting effect. Some ties loosen and drift off, and that's fine. Let them go. What matters is to see the place life is asking you to take now, and act genuinely from there. Follow when that's right, lead when that's right, and keep the larger purpose steering both.
What to read, in order
Marked ● is what Zhu Xi's tradition puts at the center for this number of moving lines.
- Line 3 of 17 Adapting, which stays still
People or situations that weren't good for you are moving away. Don't regret it: this clears the way for what is new and right for you to come closer.
Cling to the grown man, lose the boy. Following, what is sought is found. Abiding in constancy is favorable.
- Line 5 of 17 Adapting, which stays still
If a larger purpose drives you, a dream that inspires you, you'll get what you want.
Trust in what is good. Good fortune.
- The judgment of 59 Release from Obstacles
You can free yourself from the obstacles that hold you back if you're able to act sincerely and bring opposites together around shared goals. The tension has arisen because selfishness rules. To move forward, be humble and let the current carry you rather than going against it.
Success. The king goes to his temple. It is favorable to cross the great river. Constancy is favorable.
- Line 1 of 59 Release from Obstacles
Before the separation begins, you can use your resources to prevent it by joining forces.
Rescue comes with a strong horse. Good fortune.
- Line 2 of 59 Release from Obstacles
Recognizing that you've isolated yourself and pulled away from shared purposes will help you get past the obstacles.
In the scattering, it runs to its support. Regret vanishes.
- Line 4 of 59 Release from Obstacles
Free yourself from personal loyalties and focus on what you want to achieve; this will lead you to success.
Scatters its band: great good fortune. The scattering forms a hill: not what ordinary people imagine.
- Line 6 of 59 Release from Obstacles
Get away in time from whatever puts you and your people in danger. Withdrawing now isn't running away: it's dissolving the risk before it reaches you, and there's no mistake in that.
Scatters its blood; goes away, departs far off. No fault.
- The judgment of 17 Adapting
It's a time both to lead and to follow. If you can see the place life is asking you to take right now, and act genuinely from wherever you belong, you'll gain more leadership and more support for what you do.
Great success. Constancy is favorable. No fault.
The trigrams
The way back
17 Adapting → 59 Release from Obstacleslines 1, 2, 4, and 6
Other transformations of Release from Obstacles
- 13Gathering with Equalslines 1, 2, 3, and 4
- 22Good Mannerslines 1, 2, 3, and 5
- 21Bitinglines 1, 2, 4, and 5
- 14Wealthlines 1, 3, 4, and 5
- 56The Travelerlines 2, 3, 4, and 5
- 63After the Endlines 1, 2, 3, and 6
- 43Overflowinglines 1, 3, 4, and 6
- 31Attractionlines 2, 3, 4, and 6
- 24Coming Backlines 1, 2, 5, and 6
- 11Well-Beinglines 1, 3, 5, and 6
- 15Simplicitylines 2, 3, 5, and 6
- 54A Subordinate Rolelines 1, 4, 5, and 6
- 16Passionlines 2, 4, 5, and 6
- 32What Lastslines 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.