What this change means
Contact begins at the big toe: the first line of Attraction stirs, and the Mountain below turns to Fire. You feel the pull of something, and your outlook is sound, yet the movement is barely visible from outside. This line says your attitude is right but the support and alliances you need haven't arrived yet, so the wise move is to wait for them rather than force a step. The resulting hexagram, 49 Renewal, shows where this small stirring tends to lead: a change of skin, a time when old ways stop doing their job and new ones ask for room. That change works when each step comes at exactly the right moment. So treat this as preparation. Keep your openness, notice which habits no longer serve you, and let the people who will back you come close before you act. Weigh what needs to change and what doesn't, and don't let the first flicker of interest rush you into a full transformation.
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
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 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 judgment of 49 Renewal
You're in a time of renewal, like shedding a skin. Open yourself to change and to new ways of doing things. Success lies in taking each step at exactly the right moment, and in weighing what needs to change and what doesn't, what is no longer doing its job. Don't be afraid to let it go: you need to make room for the new to arrive.
When the day has come, there is trust. Great success. Constancy is favorable. Regret vanishes.
The trigrams
The way back
49 Renewal → 31 Attractionline 1
Other transformations of Attraction
Make your own cast
The answer changes with the question. Toss the coins and see which lines move for you.