What this change means
Leaving the carriage behind and walking: the first line moves, and it sets a modest tone. Adorning the feet means taking care of the ground-level things, using the means that are truly yours and no more. Success in everyday matters depends on that kind of honest scale. You don't need borrowed resources or a grand vehicle to get where you're going right now. With the lower Fire turning to Mountain, the figure becomes 52 Abiding, mountain resting on mountain. That deepens the counsel. Stay centered, don't go past what's happening now, and wait calmly for outer conditions to show when to act. Walk at your own pace, with your own feet. A quiet, steady stance, without show or overreach, is the most graceful way forward in this situation.
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 22 Good Manners
Success in everyday matters now depends on using the resources that are yours, and no more.
Adorning the feet; leaving the carriage and going on foot.
- The judgment of 22 Good Manners
It's a time to be kind and courteous and to use good manners with others if you want good results in what you undertake. What might seem superficial at another time leads you to success now. It's a time to handle everyday matters, not great undertakings.
Success. In small things, it is favorable to have somewhere to go.
- The judgment of 52 Abiding
It's a time of stillness, of staying centered and steady: that's the best way forward in your present situation. Sometimes you need to stop, calm and confident, and wait for outer conditions to show you it's time to act. Don't go beyond what's happening now. There's no action, only a harmonious stillness, and staying that way brings success.
Still at the back; the body is not reached. Walking in the courtyard; its people are not seen. No fault.
The trigrams
The way back
52 Abiding → 22 Good Mannersline 1
Other transformations of Good Manners
Make your own cast
The answer changes with the question. Toss the coins and see which lines move for you.