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Transformation · lines 1, 3, 4, and 6

Thrift becomes Lack of Firmness

節 60 Thrift 姤 44 Lack of Firmness
Starting hexagram
Resulting hexagram

What this change means

Wind blows under heaven: four lines change, and the result is 44 Lack of Firmness. The reading rests on the two still lines, the second and the fifth. The second says you recognize the adverse person or condition in your life, and need to keep it under control, firmly, not violently, so its influence doesn't spread. The fifth says that, thanks to your inner worth, you can transform unsuitable people and even your own harmful habits. So limits come back into play, now aimed at something specific. There's an influence, outside or inside you, that needs containing. Don't underestimate it. Set a clear boundary and keep it. The good news is that you have the inner resources for this. Measure, applied with steadiness, can turn a bad habit or a bad tie into something better.

What to read, in order

Marked ● is what Zhu Xi's tradition puts at the center for this number of moving lines.

  1. Line 2 of 44 Lack of Firmness, which stays still

    You recognize the adverse person or condition in your life. You need to keep it under control, not with violence but with firmness, so its influence doesn't spread.

    In the wrapping there is fish. No fault. Not favorable for guests.

  2. Line 5 of 44 Lack of Firmness, which stays still

    Right now, thanks to your inner worth, you're able to transform unsuitable people and even your own harmful habits.

    Willow branches wrap the melon. Beauty kept within: something falls from heaven.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. Line 3 of 60 Thrift

    When you can't hold yourself back and set limits, you bring on trouble. If you recognize it and do something about it, you'll get past the obstacles.

    One without measure will sigh afterward. No fault.

  6. Line 4 of 60 Thrift

    For good results right now, the limits you set yourself shouldn't be excessive, and you should find a way to enjoy them, to see their kinder side.

    Calm measure. Success.

  7. Line 6 of 60 Thrift

    There are times when restrictions that seem extreme are called for. This is an exceptional time and it needs that kind of behavior, but don't keep it up too long.

    Bitter measure. Even with constancy, misfortune. Regret vanishes.

  8. The judgment of 44 Lack of Firmness

    You're surrounded by unsuitable people or situations. You know it, but you think you have the power to control them and don't take them very seriously; it may even be a bad habit. If you don't pay attention and set firm limits, they'll take control over you and you won't be able to pull away.

    The woman is strong. Do not take her as a wife.

The trigrams

Below Lake Wind
Above Water Heaven

The way back

44 Lack of Firmness → 60 Thrift
lines 1, 3, 4, and 6

Other transformations of Thrift

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