What this change means
Thunder breaks out of the Earth when the third and fifth lines move, and quiet attraction becomes enthusiasm. The fifth line leads, and it counsels stillness: don't try to influence people or events, and you'll have no regret. The third line warns against the opposite impulse: grabbing on to the wrong company or an unexamined dream, which ends in distress. The resulting hexagram, 16 Passion, describes a strong drive toward action that you can pass on to others to win their help. That energy is real and useful, but these lines ask you to hold it with a steady hand. Let your enthusiasm inspire without pushing, and check where you're putting it. Big projects can thrive now, but only if they serve the people working with you too, not just your own interests or a sudden impulse.
What to read, in order
Marked ● is what Zhu Xi's tradition puts at the center for this number of moving lines.
- 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 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.
- 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 16 Passion
A time of passionate drive toward action. You can pass this passion on to others to gain their help, which lets you take on big projects with resolve and optimism. For these ventures to succeed and last, you can't look after only your own interests; you also need to keep in mind the needs of the people working with you.
It is favorable to install lords and set the army in motion.
The trigrams
The way back
16 Passion → 31 Attractionlines 3 and 5
Other transformations of Attraction
- 43Overflowinglines 1 and 2
- 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
- 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.