Transformation · line 2
Leaving Behind becomes Lack of Firmness
What this change means
Only the second line moves, and it asks for a grip that nothing can loosen. While you step away from what doesn't serve you, hold on to what's fair and right as if it were tied with the toughest leather. That steadiness is what carries you to your goals in the end. The lower trigram turns from Mountain to Wind, and the resulting hexagram, 44 Lack of Firmness, shows why the grip matters: you may be surrounded by people or habits that seem harmless, and you may think you can handle them. If you loosen your hold on what's right, they tend to take control instead. So keep your distance from what pulls you off course, set firm limits, and don't let familiarity soften them. Leaving behind is only half the work here; the other half is refusing to be talked out of your principles.
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 33 Leaving Behind
If you leave behind what doesn't serve you and hold fast to what is fair and right, you'll reach your goals in the end.
Bound with the hide of a yellow ox: no one can work it loose.
- 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 judgment of 44 Lack of Firmness
You're surrounded by unsuitable people or situations. You know it, but you think you have the power to control them and don't take them very seriously; it may even be a bad habit. If you don't pay attention and set firm limits, they'll take control over you and you won't be able to pull away.
The woman is strong. Do not take her as a wife.
The trigrams
The way back
44 Lack of Firmness → 33 Leaving Behindline 2
Other transformations of Leaving Behind
Make your own cast
The answer changes with the question. Toss the coins and see which lines move for you.