What this change means
When the first and third lines move, the lower Fire empties into Earth, and the figure becomes 20 Observing, wind moving over the ground. The third line leads. It asks for discipline and real attention to your tasks, and it warns that taking things too lightly leads to trouble. The first line backs it up from the base: clear rules, everyone doing their part. Both are about keeping the household in order before it drifts. The resulting hexagram adds a pause. Observe before you act. You may be an example for others right now, and you also need to watch those who inspire you. So look closely at where things have gone slack, set firm boundaries where they're missing, and then let matters unfold at their proper moment. Order first, then patient watching, is the sequence this change suggests.
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 37 The Tribe
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.
- 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.
- 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 judgment of 20 Observing
Observe before you act. Right now you're a source of inspiration for others, and at the same time you need to observe those who inspire you. This will let things unfold at the right moment, and perfectly.
Hands washed, the offering not yet made. There is sincere trust, solemn and grave.
The trigrams
The way back
20 Observing → 37 The Tribelines 1 and 3
Other transformations of The Tribe
- 57Gentlenesslines 1 and 2
- 61Inner Integritylines 2 and 3
- 33Leaving Behindlines 1 and 4
- 1Activitylines 2 and 4
- 25Innocencelines 3 and 4
- 52Abidinglines 1 and 5
- 26Great Achievementslines 2 and 5
- 27Nourishmentlines 3 and 5
- 30The Flamelines 4 and 5
- 39Held Backlines 1 and 6
- 5Inactionlines 2 and 6
- 3Initial Obstacleslines 3 and 6
- 49Renewallines 4 and 6
- 36Darknesslines 5 and 6
Make your own cast
The answer changes with the question. Toss the coins and see which lines move for you.