What this change means
Clouds rising to the sky replace wind over fire as the second and sixth lines move: Fire becomes Heaven below, Wind becomes Water above, and the figure is 5 Inaction. The sixth line leads, with its sincere trust and a power that shines in shared undertakings. The second line tempers it: don't get anything by force; keep your place and do your duties. The resulting hexagram asks you to wait rather than act, though waiting isn't idleness. It's a time to prepare, to look at conditions honestly, and to stay alert for the right moment. So hold your influence in reserve. Keep tending what's yours to tend, and let trust do its slow work. When the time to act comes, you'll be ready and others will follow. Until then, calm patience is the wiser use of strength.
What to read, in order
Marked ● is what Zhu Xi's tradition puts at the center for this number of moving lines.
- 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.
- 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 5 Inaction
It's time to wait, not to act. Waiting doesn't mean standing still, though: it's a good time to prepare for the active period that's coming. A calm, relaxed attitude will lead you to success: look at the conditions without lying to yourself, and stay alert so you know when it's time to act. Destiny follows its own course.
There is sincere trust. Shining success. Constancy brings good fortune. It is favorable to cross the great river.
The trigrams
The way back
5 Inaction → 37 The Tribelines 2 and 6
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
- 26Great Achievementslines 2 and 5
- 27Nourishmentlines 3 and 5
- 30The Flamelines 4 and 5
- 39Held Backlines 1 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.