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Choosing What to Follow
Upper trigram: Lake · Lower trigram: Thunder
Judgment
Following is selective, guided by the worth of the direction and companion.
Image
Lake above Thunder; from bottom to top: yang, yin, yin, yang, yang, yin.
A changed allegiance requires another look at responsibility and trade-offs.
Six lines and their changes
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A changed role calls for contact beyond the familiar circle.
Move this line → Gathering around a Center2 / 6
One attachment displaces another; choose where attention belongs.
Move this line → Joy in Exchange3 / 6
Choose the more dependable bond without abandoning your standards.
Move this line → Changing the Established Order4 / 6
Gains from following require transparent and trustworthy conduct.
Move this line → A Difficult Beginning5 / 6
Place confidence in what is worthy, not merely successful.
Move this line → The Shock of Thunder6 / 6
Strong bonds gather around a shared, solemn commitment.
Move this line → Without Contrivance
Library links use the structural middle-four transform. Meihua casting applies its separate Heaven/Earth exception to a moving figure.
Choosing What to Follow · Upper trigram / Lower trigram?
Lake / Thunder. Lake above Thunder; from bottom to top: yang, yin, yin, yang, yang, yin.
Choosing What to Follow · Move this line?
Change exactly one line, numbered from the bottom. Each of the six links below leads to the resulting figure.
Classical source · Traditional symbols offer a perspective for reflection, not a prediction of inevitable events.