Transformation · lines 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6

Attraction becomes Inner Integrity

Starting hexagram
Resulting hexagram

What this change means

Only the fifth line stays still as the other five move, and the lake on the mountain becomes wind above the lake: 61 Inner Integrity. When you're whole within, it shows on the outside, and your truth can move others toward great undertakings. With five lines changing, the guidance comes from that one still line. It says you have an inner strength that lets you draw others toward shared well-being and shared goals. That's attraction in its fullest sense, no longer a pull of the body or a play of words but the quiet force of sincerity. Don't try to convince anyone. Let what you are be visible, consistent and true, and people tend to gather around it. Keep your word, keep your center, and use the trust you inspire for something that benefits everyone involved.

What to read, in order

Marked ● is what Zhu Xi's tradition puts at the center for this number of moving lines.

  1. Line 5 of 61 Inner Integrity, which stays still

    You have an inner strength that lets you draw others toward a shared well-being and shared goals.

    There is sincere trust, holding fast like links in a chain. No fault.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. Line 3 of 31 Attraction

    Don't act hastily, attaching yourself to the wrong people or chasing your dreams without thinking: this will take you off the path.

    Contact at the thighs. Holding on to what follows. Going on: distress.

  6. Line 4 of 31 Attraction

    Centering yourself in your heart and your inner resources will let what is right for you find you naturally.

    Constancy brings good fortune. Regret vanishes. Restless, coming and going; friends follow your thoughts.

  7. Line 6 of 31 Attraction

    If you try to influence others or win their support with words alone and not with matching actions, your achievements will be modest.

    Contact at the jaws, the cheeks, the tongue.

  8. The judgment of 61 Inner Integrity

    When you're whole within, it shows on the outside, and you'll be able to do great things and to let your truth move others toward great undertakings.

    Piglets and fish: good fortune. It is favorable to cross the great river. Constancy is favorable.

The trigrams

Below Mountain Lake
Above Lake Wind

The way back

61 Inner Integrity → 31 Attraction
lines 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6

Other transformations of Attraction

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