Transformation · lines 2, 3, and 5

Inner Integrity becomes Good Manners

Starting hexagram
Resulting hexagram

What this change means

Fire glows at the foot of the mountain: the second, third and fifth lines move, and 61 Inner Integrity becomes 22 Good Manners. Equal weight goes to each judgment. The starting one rests on sincerity, the kind that radiates outward and lends you real influence. The resulting one asks for kindness, courtesy and good manners to get good results; what might seem superficial at another time leads to success now, in everyday matters rather than great undertakings. The two complete each other. Integrity is the substance; manners are its form. Being true inside doesn't excuse being careless outside. Let your sincerity show in small, gracious gestures: how you speak, how you listen, how you treat people in passing. Keep your sights on daily affairs for now, and let courtesy carry your truth.

What to read, in order

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

  1. 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.

  2. The judgment of 22 Good Manners

    It's a time to be kind and courteous and to use good manners with others if you want good results in what you undertake. What might seem superficial at another time leads you to success now. It's a time to handle everyday matters, not great undertakings.

    Success. In small things, it is favorable to have somewhere to go.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. Line 5 of 61 Inner Integrity

    You have an inner strength that lets you draw others toward a shared well-being and shared goals.

    There is sincere trust, holding fast like links in a chain. No fault.

The trigrams

Below Lake Fire
Above Wind Mountain

The way back

22 Good Manners → 61 Inner Integrity
lines 2, 3, and 5

Other transformations of Inner Integrity

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