Transformation · lines 1, 2, 4, 5, and 6
The Tribe becomes What Lasts
What this change means
Only the third line holds still while five move, and wind over fire becomes thunder over wind: 32 What Lasts. That still line leads. It warns that when outside circumstances are allowed to loom larger than your own dreams and plans, they start to rule you. The resulting hexagram itself asks for action, not stillness: clear goals to head toward and actions in line with them, so that achievements grow and last. For the household, this is about keeping a steady direction. Don't let every outside pressure reshape your plans. Know what you're building together, and keep coming back to it. Constancy here isn't stubbornness; it's loyalty to a chosen aim. Hold to your goals, act on them regularly, and what you build tends to endure.
What to read, in order
Marked ● is what Zhu Xi's tradition puts at the center for this number of moving lines.
- Line 3 of 32 What Lasts, which stays still
If you let outside circumstances grow bigger than your dreams and projects, they'll end up gaining power over you.
Not making one's virtue last; perhaps shame will follow. Constancy brings distress.
- 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.
- Line 1 of 37 The Tribe
If the rules are clear and everyone does their part, there will be progress.
The house is fenced in. Regret vanishes.
- Line 2 of 37 The Tribe
This is not the time to get anything by force. Take your proper place and carry out the duties you've been given.
Pursues nothing of their own: tends the food within. Constancy brings good fortune.
- Line 4 of 37 The Tribe
When you take care of your tasks and look out for everyone's benefit, without overdoing either spending or saving, you'll succeed.
Enriches the house. Great good fortune.
- Line 5 of 37 The Tribe
A balanced inner attitude will give you control over situations and help others make progress.
The king comes to his house. Do not worry. Good fortune.
- Line 6 of 37 The Tribe
You have great power that will make you shine and lead you to succeed in shared undertakings.
There is sincere trust, commanding awe. In the end, good fortune.
- The judgment of 32 What Lasts
This moment asks you for action, not stillness. It asks you to have clear goals to head toward and to act in line with them. That way you'll achieve things, and your achievements will keep growing and will last.
Success. No fault. Constancy is favorable. It is favorable to have somewhere to go.
The trigrams
The way back
32 What Lasts → 37 The Tribelines 1, 2, 4, 5, and 6
Other transformations of The Tribe
Make your own cast
The answer changes with the question. Toss the coins and see which lines move for you.