Transformation · lines 2, 3, 4, and 6
Inner Integrity becomes Renewal
What this change means
Fire in the middle of the lake: four lines move, and 61 Inner Integrity becomes 49 Renewal. Look to the still first and fifth lines. The first says not to hurry the change; wait for favorable conditions and for a clear sense of what you mean to renew. The fifth says renewal will unfold on its own, with a higher will pointing out the way. So a deep change is on its way, like shedding a skin. Your part isn't to force it but to get clear. What is no longer doing its job? What still serves? Wait until you know. Then open to the new ways that present themselves, and let go without fear. Integrity here means changing from conviction, at the right moment, not from impatience or pressure.
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 49 Renewal, which stays still
Don't rush into changes. Wait until conditions are favorable and you're clear about what you want to renew.
Bound fast with the hide of a yellow ox.
- Line 5 of 49 Renewal, which stays still
Renewal will come naturally, guided by a higher will that shows you the way to act.
The great person changes like the tiger. Before any divining, there is sincere trust.
- The judgment of 61 Inner Integrity
When you're whole within, it shows on the outside, and you'll be able to do great things and to let your truth move others toward great undertakings.
Piglets and fish: good fortune. It is favorable to cross the great river. Constancy is favorable.
- Line 2 of 61 Inner Integrity
Your inner integrity will draw kindred people who are willing to be generous with you.
A crane cries in the shade; its chick answers. I have a fine cup: you and I will drain it together.
- Line 3 of 61 Inner Integrity
If your security rests on other people's approval and acceptance, you'll ride emotional ups and downs and won't fully enjoy what you gain.
Meets an adversary: now drumming, now stopping, now weeping, now singing.
- Line 4 of 61 Inner Integrity
It's a time to lean on spiritual forces to strengthen your inner integrity and head confidently toward your goal, without looking back.
The moon is nearly full. One horse of the pair is lost. No fault.
- Line 6 of 61 Inner Integrity
If your inner strength rests only on words, you won't have the power to rally people that you need to reach your goals.
A bird's cry climbs to heaven. Even with constancy, misfortune.
- The judgment of 49 Renewal
You're in a time of renewal, like shedding a skin. Open yourself to change and to new ways of doing things. Success lies in taking each step at exactly the right moment, and in weighing what needs to change and what doesn't, what is no longer doing its job. Don't be afraid to let it go: you need to make room for the new to arrive.
When the day has come, there is trust. Great success. Constancy is favorable. Regret vanishes.
The trigrams
The way back
49 Renewal → 61 Inner Integritylines 2, 3, 4, and 6
Other transformations of Inner Integrity
- 33Leaving Behindlines 1, 2, 3, and 4
- 52Abidinglines 1, 2, 3, and 5
- 35Advancelines 1, 2, 4, and 5
- 50The Vessel of Nourishmentlines 1, 3, 4, and 5
- 30The Flamelines 2, 3, 4, and 5
- 39Held Backlines 1, 2, 3, and 6
- 45Meetinglines 1, 2, 4, and 6
- 28Excesseslines 1, 3, 4, and 6
- 2Passivitylines 1, 2, 5, and 6
- 46Going Uplines 1, 3, 5, and 6
- 36Darknesslines 2, 3, 5, and 6
- 40Clearing Obstacleslines 1, 4, 5, and 6
- 51Shocklines 2, 4, 5, and 6
- 34Great Manifestationlines 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.