What this change means
Thunder upon thunder: the second, fourth and fifth lines move, and the hexagram becomes 51 Shock. The judgments share the weight evenly. The starting one is about preparation, saving time, strength and resources so that when trials arrive, you're ready and can get through them with ease; it warns that a measure too harsh won't hold. The resulting one is about unexpected events that would frighten others, and the value of keeping control and acting calmly, without losing your composure. Read together, the message is clear. The reserves you've built are what let you stay steady when the jolt comes. Don't panic and spend everything at once. Keep your head, draw on what you've saved, and you can succeed where others falter. Look inward too: fear tends to be the first thing to shake.
What to read, in order
Marked ● is what Zhu Xi's tradition puts at the center for this number of moving lines.
- 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 51 Shock
When unexpected situations come along that would frighten others, keep control and act calmly, without losing your composure. This attitude will get you results in what you want and let you succeed where others fail.
Success. Thunder comes, and there is dread; then laughter and easy talk. The thunder alarms a hundred leagues around, yet neither the ladle nor the sacrificial wine is let fall.
- 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.
- 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 5 of 60 Thrift
Accept the restrictions of the moment for yourself too, not only for others; this will lead you to success.
Sweet measure. Good fortune. Going earns esteem.
The trigrams
The way back
51 Shock → 60 Thriftlines 2, 4, and 5
Other transformations of Thrift
- 39Held Backlines 1, 2, and 3
- 45Meetinglines 1, 2, and 4
- 28Excesseslines 1, 3, and 4
- 49Renewallines 2, 3, and 4
- 2Passivitylines 1, 2, and 5
- 46Going Uplines 1, 3, and 5
- 36Darknesslines 2, 3, and 5
- 40Clearing Obstacleslines 1, 4, and 5
- 34Great Manifestationlines 3, 4, and 5
- 20Observinglines 1, 2, and 6
- 57Gentlenesslines 1, 3, and 6
- 37The Tribelines 2, 3, and 6
- 6Conflictlines 1, 4, and 6
- 25Innocencelines 2, 4, and 6
- 1Activitylines 3, 4, and 6
- 4Immaturitylines 1, 5, and 6
- 27Nourishmentlines 2, 5, and 6
- 26Great Achievementslines 3, 5, and 6
- 38Oppositeslines 4, 5, and 6
Make your own cast
The answer changes with the question. Toss the coins and see which lines move for you.