I Ching Oracle Result: Transformation from Hexagram 15 with Changing Lines 1, 4, 6 to Hexagram 30

Yin Yang symbol, representing balance

Yì Jīng’s Response: Hexagram 15.1.4.6 -> 30

Old Yin Young Yin Old Yin Young Yang Young Yin Old Yin

15. Leveling

Yang Yin Yang Yang Yin Yang

30. Radiance

15. Leveling (謙 Qiān)

Trigrams

Above
☷ Kūn (Earth) — 地 · Receptive
Below
☶ Gèn (Mountain) — 山 · Stillness

The Symbolism of Hexagram 15

Hexagram 謙 (Qiān) describes a condition in which what is elevated is lowered and what is low is raised, creating balance. It is not self-effacement, but the proper adjustment of excess and deficiency.

Hexagram 15 Judgment

The Judgment reads:
Original Chinese:
謙亨，君子有終。
(Qiān hēng, jūn zǐ yǒu zhōng.)
English Translation:
"Leveling brings smooth progress. The superior person brings it to completion."

When excess is reduced and deficiency is filled, movement becomes smooth. This creates a condition in which processes can continue without disruption.

The superior person carries this adjustment through to its conclusion, ensuring that balance is not temporary but sustained.

Hexagram 15 Image

The Image reads:
Original Chinese:
地中有山，謙。君子以裒多益寡，稱物平施。
(Dì zhōng yǒu shān, qiān. Jūn zǐ yǐ póu duō yì guǎ, chēng wù píng shī.)
English Translation:
"A mountain rises within the earth: leveling. The superior person gathers what is excessive and adds to what is lacking, distributing things according to balance."

The mountain is contained within the earth, its height moderated rather than exposed. This reflects reduction of excess.

Balance is achieved not by equalizing everything blindly, but by measuring and adjusting according to what each situation requires.

Line 1 Changing

This line reads:
Original Chinese:
謙謙君子，用涉大川，吉。
(Qiān qiān jūn zǐ, yòng shè dà chuān, jí.)
English Translation:
"Balanced in balance, the superior person uses this to undertake a major transition. Favorable outcome."

At the beginning, alignment is already established. Because there is no excess or distortion, movement through difficulty is possible.

The crossing succeeds because nothing is carried in imbalance.

Line 4 Changing

This line reads:
Original Chinese:
無不利，撝謙。
(Wú bù lì, huī qiān.)
English Translation:
"Nothing is unfavorable. Guiding through balanced adjustment."

Here, balance is actively directed. Adjustment is applied where needed.

Because it is responsive and measured, there is no disadvantage in any direction.

Line 6 Changing

This line reads:
Original Chinese:
鳴謙，利用行師，征邑國。
(Míng qiān, lì yòng xíng shī, zhēng yì guó.)
English Translation:
"Balancing is made evident. It is favorable to set things in motion to restore alignment."

At the highest level, balance is applied outwardly across a wider field. Correction extends beyond the immediate situation.

This is not conquest, but the reordering of what has fallen out of alignment.

Changing to:

30. Radiance (離 Lí)

Trigrams

Above
☲ Lí (Fire) — 火 · Radiance
Below
☲ Lí (Fire) — 火 · Radiance

The Symbolism of Hexagram 30

Hexagram 離 (Lí) describes illumination that depends on what it attaches to. Clarity arises through connection, but requires a stable source to persist.

Hexagram 30 Judgment

The Judgment reads:
Original Chinese:
利貞，亨。畜牝牛，吉。
(Lì zhēn, hēng. Xù pìn niú, jí.)
English Translation:
"It is favorable to remain correctly aligned. Clarity brings smooth progress. Sustaining the yielding source brings favorable outcome."

Radiance is not independent—it depends on what sustains it. Alignment ensures that clarity remains stable rather than destructive.

The image of the yielding animal indicates the need for a steady, receptive foundation that supports illumination.

Hexagram 30 Image

The Image reads:
Original Chinese:
明兩作，離。大人以繼明照四方。
(Míng liǎng zuò, lí. Dà rén yǐ jì míng zhào sì fāng.)
English Translation:
"Double brightness rises together: radiance. A person of great capacity continues this brightness and illuminates the four directions."

Two sources of light reinforce each other. Illumination is sustained through continuity.

Clarity is not momentary—it must be maintained and extended to remain effective.

Peace and wisdom on your journey!

With gratitude,
The I Ching Team