What this change means
Thunder settles in the middle of the lake as the second and fourth lines move, and the hexagram becomes 17 Adapting. The fourth line weighs more: your limits shouldn't be excessive, and there's a way to find their kinder side. The second line adds urgency: when the time to advance arrives, hurry, because hesitating brings trouble. Measure here is flexible. It bends to circumstances rather than locking you in. The resulting hexagram asks you to both lead and follow, seeing the place life is asking you to take right now and acting genuinely from it. That might mean keeping a light rule and stepping forward quickly when someone opens a door. It might mean following another's lead for a while. Either way, rigid restraint would miss the moment. Stay easy, stay alert, and move when the time is right.
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 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.
- Line 2 of 60 Thrift
When it's time to move forward, hurry: hesitating without acting will bring trouble.
Does not leave the courtyard inside the gate. Misfortune.
- 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 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 → 60 Thriftlines 2 and 4
Other transformations of Thrift
- 8Unionlines 1 and 2
- 48Right Actionlines 1 and 3
- 63After the Endlines 2 and 3
- 47Overwhelmedlines 1 and 4
- 43Overflowinglines 3 and 4
- 7The Armylines 1 and 5
- 24Coming Backlines 2 and 5
- 11Well-Beinglines 3 and 5
- 54A Subordinate Rolelines 4 and 5
- 59Release from Obstacleslines 1 and 6
- 42Increaselines 2 and 6
- 9Small Thingslines 3 and 6
- 10Treading Carefullylines 4 and 6
- 41Decreaselines 5 and 6
Make your own cast
The answer changes with the question. Toss the coins and see which lines move for you.