What this change means
Moving lines one and four change both trigrams at once: Fire turns to Mountain below, and Wind turns to Heaven above. The figure becomes 33 Leaving Behind. The fourth line leads. It speaks of caring for your tasks and for everyone's benefit, keeping spending and saving in balance. The first line adds clear rules and roles from the start. Together they describe a household run with care and good sense. Yet the resulting hexagram points toward stepping back. That isn't failure. Sometimes the wisest way to protect what you've built is to withdraw from a path that no longer serves you, recover your strength, and look at the situation calmly. Keep a respectful distance from what isn't good for you, without resentment. Put your resources and boundaries in order, then let go of what drains them.
What to read, in order
Marked ● is what Zhu Xi's tradition puts at the center for this number of moving lines.
- 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 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 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 → 37 The Tribelines 1 and 4
Other transformations of The Tribe
- 57Gentlenesslines 1 and 2
- 20Observinglines 1 and 3
- 61Inner Integritylines 2 and 3
- 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.