Transformation · lines 2 and 5
The Tribe becomes Great Achievements
What this change means
Here the fifth line leads and the second answers it: the king who comes home without worry, and the one who tends the food at the center without forcing anything. Both move. Fire becomes Heaven below and Wind becomes Mountain above, so the figure becomes 26 Great Achievements. The fifth line asks for a balanced inner attitude, which gives you a steady hand and helps others progress. The second asks you to keep your place and carry out your duties. The resulting hexagram opens a bolder door. It's a good moment to step outside your comfort zone and try things beyond what you think you can do, because you have what's needed. The steadiness of your role is what makes that leap possible. Keep your center and your duties, and from there, dare something larger.
What to read, in order
Marked ● is what Zhu Xi's tradition puts at the center for this number of moving lines.
- 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 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.
- 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 26 Great Achievements
It's a good moment to leave your comfort zone and take on new actions, beyond what you think you can do. Heaven favors unusual actions that will lead you to success, because you have the qualities needed.
Constancy is favorable. Not eating at home brings good fortune. It is favorable to cross the great river.
The trigrams
The way back
26 Great Achievements → 37 The Tribelines 2 and 5
Other transformations of The Tribe
- 57Gentlenesslines 1 and 2
- 20Observinglines 1 and 3
- 61Inner Integritylines 2 and 3
- 33Leaving Behindlines 1 and 4
- 1Activitylines 2 and 4
- 25Innocencelines 3 and 4
- 52Abidinglines 1 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.