What this change means
Restless, coming and going: the fourth line of Attraction is the heart, and it's where contact stops being about the body and becomes about the mind. As it moves, the Lake above turns to Water, and the lake on the mountain becomes water on the mountain. The line says constancy brings good fortune and regret vanishes; friends follow your thoughts. Its counsel is to center yourself in your heart and your inner resources, so that what is right for you finds you naturally, without anxious maneuvering. The resulting hexagram, 39 Held Back, shows the road ahead: every time you advance, something blocks you, and you'll need to stop, step back and look for help from like-minded people. Don't let the obstacles feed the restlessness. Stay steady inside, turn to the friends who share your thinking, and take the obstacles one at a time.
What to read, in order
Marked ● is what Zhu Xi's tradition puts at the center for this number of moving lines.
- 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.
- 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 39 Held Back
Every time you advance, something blocks you, forcing you to stop, step back, and look for help from like-minded people who give you their support. That way you'll get past the obstacles one by one until the final victory.
The southwest is favorable; the northeast is not. It is favorable to see the great person. Constancy brings good fortune.
The trigrams
The way back
39 Held Back → 31 Attractionline 4
Other transformations of Attraction
Make your own cast
The answer changes with the question. Toss the coins and see which lines move for you.