Transformation · lines 1, 3, 4, 5, and 6
Attraction becomes Nourishment
What this change means
Only the second line stays still while the others move, and thunder stirs beneath the mountain: Attraction becomes 27 Nourishment. Now you need to care for your physical and spiritual nourishment while also helping the people around you grow through your actions; success lies in giving and receiving. Five lines change, so that hexagram's still second line speaks for the reading. It warns that acting selfishly, or waiting for others to handle your affairs, isn't favorable. That's a useful check on the openness of Attraction. Receiving others doesn't mean waiting to be taken care of. Feed yourself well, take responsibility for your own needs, and share what nourishes you with those around you. Be careful with words, moderate with appetites, and let mutual care rather than dependence shape your relationships.
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 27 Nourishment, which stays still
Expecting others to sort out your affairs and acting selfishly isn't favorable.
Jaws turned upside down: against the norm. Seeking sustenance from the hill. Setting out brings misfortune.
- 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.
- 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.
- The judgment of 27 Nourishment
Right now you need to take care of your physical and spiritual nourishment, so you have the resources you need in each area, and at the same time help others grow through what you do. Success lies in giving and receiving: take in what is good for you and share it with those around you.
Constancy brings good fortune. Watching the jaws; seeking for oneself what fills the mouth.
The trigrams
The way back
27 Nourishment → 31 Attractionlines 1, 3, 4, 5, and 6
Other transformations of Attraction
Make your own cast
The answer changes with the question. Toss the coins and see which lines move for you.