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Transformation · lines 3, 4, 5, and 6

Transition becomes Right Action

未濟 64 Transition 井 48 Right Action
Starting hexagram
Resulting hexagram

What this change means

Wood goes down into water as the four upper lines change, and the figure becomes a well waiting to be drawn from. The reading rests on the still lines of 48 Right Action. Its first line says that low spirits make everything look bleak, so you miss the opportunities and don't attract help. Its second line says your qualities are good, but you've let yourself go slack, so what you gain is hard to keep. The hexagram warns that opportunities are on your side but go to waste if you keep postponing. For an unfinished crossing, the obstacle may be inside. Lift your mood, recover your discipline, and use what's already available. The water is already there; all that's needed is to lower the bucket.

What to read, in order

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

  1. Line 1 of 48 Right Action, which stays still

    Your mood is low, so everything looks bleak to you: you don't see the opportunities and you don't draw help.

    A muddy well: no one drinks. No birds come to the old well.

  2. Line 2 of 48 Right Action, which stays still

    You have good qualities for success, but you've grown slack and stopped pushing yourself; this makes it hard to hold on to what you achieve.

    Down in the well, shooting at minnows. The jar is broken and leaks.

  3. The judgment of 64 Transition

    Things are coming together so that success can arrive and you can take on great projects, but some things still haven't fallen into place. So stay alert, so you don't make mistakes born of immaturity, or you'll drift from your goals. This can happen even after you've gotten what you want: you stop, you hesitate, and mistakes happen.

    Success. The little fox has nearly crossed and wets its tail. Nothing is favorable.

  4. Line 3 of 64 Transition

    Acting hastily or trying to force things will lead to failure. Recognizing this and leaning on those who can help you will let you get back on course.

    Before crossing, setting out brings misfortune. It is favorable to cross the great river.

  5. Line 4 of 64 Transition

    The time for action has come. Define what you want and head straight for it: you'll make growing, lasting progress.

    Constancy brings good fortune. Regret vanishes. With the force of thunder the land of Guifang is attacked; in three years comes a reward from the great kingdom.

  6. Line 5 of 64 Transition

    You get what you want; you'll be able to enjoy it and contribute to the well-being of others.

    Constancy brings good fortune. No regret. The light of the noble person: there is sincere trust. Good fortune.

  7. Line 6 of 64 Transition

    You'll have success and tangible results. You can relax, have fun and share what you've achieved with others, but don't overdo it: any excess will lead to loss.

    There is sincere trust in drinking wine. No fault. If the head gets wet, trust loses its measure.

  8. The judgment of 48 Right Action

    You're at a moment when opportunities are on your side. But if you don't know how to use them because you keep putting off decisions and actions, being in the right place at the right time won't do you any good. It's not about looking for new things but about making use of what you have, or there will be loss.

    The town is changed, the well is not. Nothing lost, nothing gained. They come and go, and draw from the well. Nearly there, the rope does not yet reach the well; if the jar breaks, misfortune.

The trigrams

Below Water Wind
Above Fire Water

The way back

48 Right Action → 64 Transition
lines 3, 4, 5, and 6

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