What this change means
Both trigrams turn into Heaven when the third and fourth lines move, and the result is 1 Activity, pure creative strength. The fourth line leads: draw on spiritual forces to firm up your inner integrity, and head for your goal with confidence, not looking back. The third line shows what holds you back: security that depends on others' approval, which leaves you swinging between highs and lows. Put together, they describe a shift from an anxious, outward-looking center to a self-standing one. That shift is what opens the resulting hexagram: new beginnings, flourishing, and the qualities needed to carry an undertaking through to success. You don't need applause to begin. Let go of what others might think, trust what you know inside, and start. Keep the effort going without rest, and the beginning can grow strong.
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 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 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.
- 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 1 Activity
The creative principle. Activity. New beginnings, flourishing, and the qualities you need to carry any undertaking or project through to success.
Great success. Constancy is favorable.
The trigrams
The way back
1 Activity → 61 Inner Integritylines 3 and 4
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
- 4Immaturitylines 1 and 5
- 27Nourishmentlines 2 and 5
- 26Great Achievementslines 3 and 5
- 38Oppositeslines 4 and 5
- 29Waterlines 1 and 6
- 3Initial Obstacleslines 2 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.