What this change means
Pulled back by the hand: that's the image of the second line, the one moving here. Circumstances push you forward, yet the line asks you to return and prepare for a better moment, and it calls that good fortune. The poetic text says only that you're led back, as if someone turns you around, and that fits where this change goes. The lower Heaven becomes Fire, and Small Things turns into 37 The Tribe, a situation about right relationships: each person in their place, carrying out their role fully. So use the pause well. Look at the people you depend on and who depend on you, and make sure what you say lines up with what you do, since genuine words carry weight now. The success Small Things promises hasn't arrived, but the ground for it is laid in how you stand with those closest to you, and in how faithfully you play your own part.
What to read, in order
Marked ● is what Zhu Xi's tradition puts at the center for this number of moving lines.
- Line 2 of 9 Small Things
Even though circumstances push you to advance, for now it's time to go back and prepare to act at a better moment.
Led back. Good fortune.
- The judgment of 9 Small Things
You're facing a situation that promises success, but it isn't time yet. There are still obstacles on the way that you need to resolve. For now you can take small actions and wait for the right moment to act on a large scale.
Success. Dense clouds and no rain, from my western outskirts.
- 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 → 9 Small Thingsline 2
Other transformations of Small Things
Make your own cast
The answer changes with the question. Toss the coins and see which lines move for you.