Transformation · lines 3 and 6
Initial Obstacles becomes The Tribe
What this change means
Wind rising out of fire, warmth spreading from a hearth: the top and third lines move, and both speak of not getting lost. The top line leads. Even when you've reached the point of tears and the team pulls every way, it asks you not to give up. The third line adds a needed correction. Not every pursuit deserves your persistence; following a deer deep into the woods with no one to guide you only brings distress, and the wise person knows when to let it go. So hold on to what matters and release what doesn't.
The resulting hexagram, 37 The Tribe, points to where your energy belongs: right relationships, with everyone in their place and carrying out their part. Your words need to match your actions so they ring true. Watch for scattering yourself across chases that lead nowhere. Persevere at home, in your closest circle, and things tend to move forward and hold.
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 3 Initial Obstacles
Despite the obstacles, don't give up or lose heart.
The horses of the team pull apart. Weeping blood, in endless streams.
- Line 3 of 3 Initial Obstacles
Right now obstacles aren't solved by acting: they're solved by stepping back until conditions improve.
Chasing the deer with no gamekeeper, only going deeper into the forest. The noble person sees the sign and would rather let it go. Going on: distress.
- The judgment of 3 Initial Obstacles
This isn't the time to act directly: look for people who can act for you, allies who represent you. Still, stay alert so you know when the time comes to take back the initiative and control.
Great success. Constancy is favorable. Having somewhere to go is of no use yet. It is favorable to install lords.
- The judgment of 37 The Tribe
Right relationships, with everyone in their proper place and fully carrying out their role, will move things forward and make success last. Your words need to match your actions so they come across as genuine.
The constancy of the woman is favorable.
The trigrams
The way back
37 The Tribe → 3 Initial Obstacleslines 3 and 6
Other transformations of Initial Obstacles
- 29Waterlines 1 and 2
- 39Held Backlines 1 and 3
- 5Inactionlines 2 and 3
- 45Meetinglines 1 and 4
- 58Inner Peacelines 2 and 4
- 49Renewallines 3 and 4
- 2Passivitylines 1 and 5
- 19Fleeting Successlines 2 and 5
- 36Darknesslines 3 and 5
- 51Shocklines 4 and 5
- 20Observinglines 1 and 6
- 61Inner Integritylines 2 and 6
- 25Innocencelines 4 and 6
- 27Nourishmentlines 5 and 6
Make your own cast
The answer changes with the question. Toss the coins and see which lines move for you.