Transformation · lines 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6
Immaturity becomes Attraction
What this change means
A lake resting on a mountain: every line moves except the first, and the closed mountain of 4 Immaturity becomes an open, receptive scene. The still first line of 31 Attraction carries the reading. It says your stance is sound, yet the backing and partnerships you need haven't come yet, and waiting for them is part of the work. The resulting hexagram adds that good results come as far as you stay open and receptive, letting people approach who will help you generously and without self-interest.
Coming from 4 Immaturity, this is an affirmation. You've learned enough to be on the right track; what's missing now isn't knowledge but timing and company. Don't chase allies. Keep your attitude, stay approachable, and let the right people come. Watch for impatience that makes you grab at the first offer. Openness, held steadily, attracts what you need.
What to read, in order
Marked ● is what Zhu Xi's tradition puts at the center for this number of moving lines.
- Line 1 of 31 Attraction, which stays still
Your outlook and attitude are right, but you still need to wait for support and alliances to arrive.
Contact at the big toe.
- The judgment of 4 Immaturity
Be aware that you don't yet have the maturity you need to reach what you're after in the area of your question. Act with humility: ask for guidance, seek advice and counsel, and put what you're told into practice.
Success. I do not go looking for the ignorant youth; the ignorant youth comes looking for me. The first time the oracle is asked, I answer. A second and a third asking is an offense, and an offense gets no answer. Constancy is favorable.
- Line 2 of 4 Immaturity
It's time to cultivate yourself inwardly; then your worth will show on the outside.
Embracing the ignorant: good fortune. Taking a wife: good fortune. The son can hold up the house.
- Line 3 of 4 Immaturity
To get what you want, don't submit to strong personalities who belittle you.
Do not take this woman: at the sight of a man of gold, she is no longer her own. Nothing is favorable.
- Line 4 of 4 Immaturity
Dreaming without acting leads you to failure.
Ignorance hemmed in. Distress.
- Line 5 of 4 Immaturity
If you recognize your lack of knowledge in the area of your question and seek advice, you'll get good results.
A child's ignorance. Good fortune.
- Line 6 of 4 Immaturity
Accepting the consequences of your actions and correcting what's needed will help you right now.
Striking the ignorant. Being a raider is not favorable; stopping the raider is favorable.
- The judgment of 31 Attraction
You'll get good results to the extent that you stay open and receptive, which lets people come close who will support you and help you get there, generously and without self-interest.
Success. Constancy is favorable. Taking a wife brings good fortune.
The trigrams
The way back
31 Attraction → 4 Immaturitylines 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6
Other transformations of Immaturity
Make your own cast
The answer changes with the question. Toss the coins and see which lines move for you.