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Progress by Stages
Upper trigram: Wind · Lower trigram: Mountain
Judgment
Ordered stages let a bond or undertaking become stable over time.
Image
Wind above Mountain; from bottom to top: yin, yin, yang, yin, yang, yang.
Check the footing at each stop rather than only the final destination.
Six lines and their changes
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The goose reaches the bank; establish footing in unfamiliar ground.
Move this line → Order within the Household2 / 6
A broad rock offers a stable place to rest and eat.
Move this line → Influence by Degrees3 / 6
Moving too far onto dry land separates a working partnership.
Move this line → Attentive Observation4 / 6
An unsuitable tree may still offer one usable branch.
Move this line → A Timely Withdrawal5 / 6
A long delay on the hill need not end the connection.
Move this line → Knowing Where to Stop6 / 6
The mature journey leaves a pattern others can learn from.
Move this line → A Blocked Passage
Library links use the structural middle-four transform. Meihua casting applies its separate Heaven/Earth exception to a moving figure.
Progress by Stages · Upper trigram / Lower trigram?
Wind / Mountain. Wind above Mountain; from bottom to top: yin, yin, yang, yin, yang, yang.
Progress by Stages · 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.