What this change means
Jaws, cheeks and tongue: everything here turns on the top line of Attraction, which puts contact entirely in the mouth. As it moves, the Lake above becomes Heaven. The line warns that if you lean on talk to sway people or gain their backing, with no deeds behind it, your achievements will be modest. The resulting hexagram, 33 Leaving Behind, offers a way out. Stepping back right now isn't a bad thing; it can help you recover your strength and think carefully about how to set things right. Sometimes what looks like a loss turns into a gain. So stop talking your way forward. Withdraw a little from the conversation, let go of what isn't good for you, and come back when you can offer something real. Promises that outrun your actions are better left unsaid.
What to read, in order
Marked ● is what Zhu Xi's tradition puts at the center for this number of moving lines.
- 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 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 33 Leaving Behind
Leaving a path behind or stepping back right now isn't a bad thing. On the contrary, it will help you recover your strength and think carefully about the situation and how to set it right. Sometimes what looks like a loss turns into a gain, if you can let go of what isn't good for you and then pick up again in the right direction.
Success. In small things, constancy is favorable.
The trigrams
The way back
33 Leaving Behind → 31 Attractionline 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.