Transformation · lines 2, 4, 5, and 6
Great Manifestation becomes The Tribe
What this change means
Wind rises from Fire as four lines move, and the first and third lines of 37 The Tribe, left still, carry the reading. The first says that when the rules are clear and everyone does their part, there's progress. The third adds that discipline and doing your tasks matter, and that taking them too lightly brings trouble. Your strength now finds its place inside a group, a household, or a team. It works best when roles are clear and you carry your own fully. Set clear expectations, keep them yourself, and don't let standards slip because things feel relaxed. Make sure your words match your actions. Order and consistency will move things forward and make success last. Strength that serves the group strengthens you too.
What to read, in order
Marked ● is what Zhu Xi's tradition puts at the center for this number of moving lines.
- Line 1 of 37 The Tribe, which stays still
If the rules are clear and everyone does their part, there will be progress.
The house is fenced in. Regret vanishes.
- Line 3 of 37 The Tribe, which stays still
Keeping discipline and doing your tasks matter if you want to reach your goals. If you take it too lightly, you'll run into trouble.
The household amid stern shouting: regret, danger, good fortune. Wife and children giggling: in the end, distress.
- The judgment of 34 Great Manifestation
You have what it takes to carry out big projects and achieve extraordinary things. Still, you need to stay active and keep persevering. Thinking and acting in harmony will keep you holding to what is right and will make your achievements last.
Constancy is favorable.
- Line 2 of 34 Great Manifestation
Circumstances are starting to open up and conditions keep getting better. Still, stay centered and keep persevering to get the results you want.
Constancy brings good fortune.
- Line 4 of 34 Great Manifestation
Adverse circumstances give way before your persistence. If you rely on your inner power, you'll be able to move toward great achievements.
Constancy brings good fortune. Regret vanishes. The fence gives way, and nothing tangles. Strength in the axle of the great cart.
- Line 5 of 34 Great Manifestation
This is a favorable moment when you can do without force and head toward your goals without haste or strain: the good wave will carry you to success.
Loses the ram at Yi. No regret.
- Line 6 of 34 Great Manifestation
If you push ahead without thinking and without taking in feedback, you reach a point that becomes a wall and blocks your way. Being aware of this before you go too far will let you change course.
A ram butts the fence: it can't go back, it can't go on. Nothing is favorable. Taking on the hardship: good fortune.
- The judgment of 37 The Tribe
Right relationships, with everyone in their proper place and fully carrying out their role, will move things forward and make success last. Your words need to match your actions so they come across as genuine.
The constancy of the woman is favorable.
The trigrams
The way back
37 The Tribe → 34 Great Manifestationlines 2, 4, 5, and 6
Other transformations of Great Manifestation
- 2Passivitylines 1, 2, 3, and 4
- 45Meetinglines 1, 2, 3, and 5
- 39Held Backlines 1, 2, 4, and 5
- 29Waterlines 1, 3, 4, and 5
- 3Initial Obstacleslines 2, 3, 4, and 5
- 35Advancelines 1, 2, 3, and 6
- 52Abidinglines 1, 2, 4, and 6
- 4Immaturitylines 1, 3, 4, and 6
- 27Nourishmentlines 2, 3, 4, and 6
- 33Leaving Behindlines 1, 2, 5, and 6
- 6Conflictlines 1, 3, 5, and 6
- 25Innocencelines 2, 3, 5, and 6
- 57Gentlenesslines 1, 4, 5, and 6
- 61Inner Integritylines 3, 4, 5, and 6
Make your own cast
The answer changes with the question. Toss the coins and see which lines move for you.