What this change means
Toe and calf stir together: the first two lines move, and the Mountain under the Lake turns into Heaven. That's a lot of force gathering at the bottom of a situation that still calls for patience. The second line leads here, and it warns that moving now brings misfortune; waiting, without seizing the initiative, lets the right people and circumstances come to you. The first line agrees from below: your outlook is sound, but your allies aren't in place yet. The resulting hexagram, 43 Overflowing, shows the risk of ignoring both. Tensions can build until they spill over, in you and in your relationships. What helps is bringing what's happening into the open with careful words that don't provoke, and acting generously to ease the pressure. Restraint isn't weakness here. It's the only way the strength now building can find a channel instead of a flood.
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 31 Attraction
Wait, without rushing or taking the initiative, until the right people and situations show up on their own.
Contact at the calves. Misfortune. Staying put brings good fortune.
- 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 43 Overflowing
It's a time of excessive buildup: some situations are about to get out of control and overwhelm you, both personally and in your relationships. You need to bring what's happening into the open, but without speaking about it directly; watch your words so you don't provoke reactions. It's a time to act generously to ease the tension that's there.
It is proclaimed in the king's court. A sincere cry: there is danger. Word comes from one's own city. It is not favorable to take up arms. It is favorable to have somewhere to go.
The trigrams
The way back
43 Overflowing → 31 Attractionlines 1 and 2
Other transformations of Attraction
- 17Adaptinglines 1 and 3
- 47Overwhelmedlines 2 and 3
- 63After the Endlines 1 and 4
- 48Right Actionlines 2 and 4
- 8Unionlines 3 and 4
- 55Abundancelines 1 and 5
- 32What Lastslines 2 and 5
- 16Passionlines 3 and 5
- 15Simplicitylines 4 and 5
- 13Gathering with Equalslines 1 and 6
- 44Lack of Firmnesslines 2 and 6
- 12Declinelines 3 and 6
- 53Gradual Progresslines 4 and 6
- 56The Travelerlines 5 and 6
Make your own cast
The answer changes with the question. Toss the coins and see which lines move for you.