What this change means
The first line moves, and it's about knowing when to stop. Watch for the signs that say this is the moment to hold back. The old line pictures someone who doesn't step past the inner courtyard, who stays behind the door, and finds no fault in it. As the line changes, the Lake below turns into Water, and the hexagram becomes 29 Water, the pit doubled: obstacles that keep arriving one after another. That explains the caution. Staying put now isn't timidity; it's a way to save your strength for a stretch that will ask a lot of you. Still, the resulting hexagram also warns against freezing. A stream gets through by continuing to move. So stop where the signs tell you to, but don't let fear keep you stopped once the way opens again.
What to read, in order
Marked ● is what Zhu Xi's tradition puts at the center for this number of moving lines.
- Line 1 of 60 Thrift
Watch for the signs that tell you when it's time to stop.
Does not leave the courtyard inside the door. No fault.
- The judgment of 60 Thrift
It's a time to conserve your time, energy and resources so you're ready for what lies ahead. If you do, when challenges arrive you'll be prepared and will overcome them easily.
Success. Bitter measure cannot be kept up with constancy.
- 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 → 60 Thriftline 1
Other transformations of Thrift
Make your own cast
The answer changes with the question. Toss the coins and see which lines move for you.