Transformation · lines 1, 3, 4, and 5
Attraction becomes Coming Back
What this change means
Thunder wakes inside the Earth as the first, third, fourth and fifth lines move, and Attraction becomes 24 Coming Back. After a dark stretch, a return begins. Help tends to come, and your projects are favored, as long as you remember the mistakes that led you into the dark. Since four lines move, the guidance rests on the still lines of the new figure. The second says that surrounding yourself with the right people right now brings success, which fits the open, receptive spirit of Attraction. The top line warns that if openings go by unused because you hesitate when the moment comes, things can't easily be put back in order, and you may wait a long time for new options. So say yes to the right company, notice when an opening appears, and step into it rather than letting it pass.
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 24 Coming Back, which stays still
Surrounding yourself with the right people right now will bring success.
A restful return. Good fortune.
- Line 6 of 24 Coming Back, which stays still
If you let opportunities slip by and don't act at the right moment, it will no longer be possible to put things back in order, and you'll have to wait for new options to appear, which may take some time.
A lost return. Misfortune; there is calamity and ruin. If armies are set marching, in the end there will be a great defeat that reaches the ruler of the country. Misfortune. Not for ten years can a campaign be undertaken.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Line 5 of 31 Attraction
An attitude of stillness, without trying to influence people or events, will bring you achievement.
Contact at the back. No regret.
- The judgment of 24 Coming Back
After a period of adversity and darkness, the return comes. Still, be aware of the mistakes that led you into the dark, because if you repeat them you could fall again. People will come to help you, and your undertakings and projects will be favored.
Success. Going out and coming in without harm; friends arrive, no fault. Back and forth along its way: in seven days comes the return. It is favorable to have somewhere to go.
The trigrams
The way back
24 Coming Back → 31 Attractionlines 1, 3, 4, and 5
Other transformations of Attraction
- 60Thriftlines 1, 2, 3, and 4
- 54A Subordinate Rolelines 1, 2, 3, and 5
- 11Well-Beinglines 1, 2, 4, and 5
- 7The Armylines 2, 3, 4, and 5
- 10Treading Carefullylines 1, 2, 3, and 6
- 9Small Thingslines 1, 2, 4, and 6
- 42Increaselines 1, 3, 4, and 6
- 59Release from Obstacleslines 2, 3, 4, and 6
- 14Wealthlines 1, 2, 5, and 6
- 21Bitinglines 1, 3, 5, and 6
- 64Transitionlines 2, 3, 5, and 6
- 22Good Mannerslines 1, 4, 5, and 6
- 18Loss, Then Gainlines 2, 4, 5, and 6
- 23The Falllines 3, 4, 5, and 6
Make your own cast
The answer changes with the question. Toss the coins and see which lines move for you.