What this change means
Adornment on the hill and in the garden, with only a meager roll of silk to offer: the fifth line moves, and it's the heart of the reading. You may feel what you bring is small. The line says your genuine inner attitude, modest as it seems to you, is welcomed and accepted in higher circles. There's some distress at first, and in the end good fortune. With the upper Mountain turning to Wind, Good Manners becomes 37 The Tribe. That places the sincerity inside a group. The resulting hexagram speaks of right relationships, with each person in their place and fulfilling their role, and of words that match actions. Offer what you have honestly. In a household or team, sincerity counts for more than a lavish gift.
What to read, in order
Marked ● is what Zhu Xi's tradition puts at the center for this number of moving lines.
- Line 5 of 22 Good Manners
Your genuine inner attitude, small as it may seem to you, is welcomed and accepted in higher circles.
Adornment on the hill and in the garden. The roll of silk is meager. Distress; in the end, good fortune.
- 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 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 → 22 Good Mannersline 5
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.