What this change means
Clouds rising toward the sky, rain not yet falling: when the third and top lines move, 61 Inner Integrity becomes 5 Inaction. The top line leads. A strength that rests only on words lacks the power to rally people. The third line adds that security based on others' approval leaves you swinging between highs and lows. Both point to a center that's still outside you, in what you say or in what others think. The resulting hexagram prescribes waiting. It's time to prepare, not to act. Look at conditions without lying to yourself, stay calm, and use this pause to build the inner substance that's missing. Speak less. Stop checking for approval. Work quietly on what you'll actually do. When the time to act arrives, you'll have something real to stand on.
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 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 5 Inaction
It's time to wait, not to act. Waiting doesn't mean standing still, though: it's a good time to prepare for the active period that's coming. A calm, relaxed attitude will lead you to success: look at the conditions without lying to yourself, and stay alert so you know when it's time to act. Destiny follows its own course.
There is sincere trust. Shining success. Constancy brings good fortune. It is favorable to cross the great river.
The trigrams
The way back
5 Inaction → 61 Inner Integritylines 3 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
- 3Initial Obstacleslines 2 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.