Transformation · lines 2 and 6
Inner Integrity becomes Initial Obstacles
What this change means
Clouds and thunder gather: with the second and top lines moving, 61 Inner Integrity becomes 3 Initial Obstacles. The top line leads with a warning: inner strength that rests only on words won't rally the people you need. The second line shows the real thing: integrity that calls kindred people who answer and are generous with you. The difference is substance. The resulting hexagram describes a hard beginning, a time not to act directly but to find allies who can act for you, while you stay alert for the moment to take back the initiative. So the allies matter, and how you win them matters too. Don't recruit with speeches. Let your conduct speak, and the right people tend to answer. Then let them help carry the early weight while things take shape.
What to read, in order
Marked ● is what Zhu Xi's tradition puts at the center for this number of moving lines.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- The judgment of 3 Initial Obstacles
This isn't the time to act directly: look for people who can act for you, allies who represent you. Still, stay alert so you know when the time comes to take back the initiative and control.
Great success. Constancy is favorable. Having somewhere to go is of no use yet. It is favorable to install lords.
The trigrams
The way back
3 Initial Obstacles → 61 Inner Integritylines 2 and 6
Other transformations of Inner Integrity
- 20Observinglines 1 and 2
- 57Gentlenesslines 1 and 3
- 37The Tribelines 2 and 3
- 6Conflictlines 1 and 4
- 25Innocencelines 2 and 4
- 1Activitylines 3 and 4
- 4Immaturitylines 1 and 5
- 27Nourishmentlines 2 and 5
- 26Great Achievementslines 3 and 5
- 38Oppositeslines 4 and 5
- 29Waterlines 1 and 6
- 5Inactionlines 3 and 6
- 58Inner Peacelines 4 and 6
- 19Fleeting Successlines 5 and 6
Make your own cast
The answer changes with the question. Toss the coins and see which lines move for you.