Transformation · lines 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6
A Subordinate Role becomes The Tribe
What this change means
Every line except the first changes, and Wind now blows out of Fire. The first line of 37 The Tribe holds the counsel: when the rules are clear and everyone does their part, there is progress. Coming from A Subordinate Role, this transforms the meaning of your position. It's no longer simply second place but a role in a household, a team or a family where each person matters. Help make the agreements clear from the start. Do your share fully, and expect others to do theirs. Let your words match your actions. Right relationships, with everyone in their proper place, move things forward and make success last. Your role is part of the whole, and the whole works only when it's well defined.
What to read, in order
Marked ● is what Zhu Xi's tradition puts at the center for this number of moving lines.
- Line 1 of 37 The Tribe, which stays still
If the rules are clear and everyone does their part, there will be progress.
The house is fenced in. Regret vanishes.
- The judgment of 54 A Subordinate Role
You're in a situation where you have to take second place to others; any personal initiative will lead to failure. Recognizing the moment and acting in keeping with it is all you can do until things change and you're in a better position.
Setting out brings misfortune. Nothing is favorable.
- Line 2 of 54 A Subordinate Role
Even if the person you answer to ignores you, keep your position and your loyalty: this will show your greatness.
The one-eyed can see. The constancy of the one who lives apart is favorable.
- Line 3 of 54 A Subordinate Role
Given the present circumstances, it's better to stay in a subordinate position than to be alone.
The young woman marries as a servant; she comes back and marries as a second wife.
- Line 4 of 54 A Subordinate Role
If you know how to wait, you'll get what you want, and get it perfectly.
The young woman lets the time for her wedding pass. A late marriage has its hour.
- Line 5 of 54 A Subordinate Role
Calmly accepting a subordinate position right now will bring you success. Your talent will show in spite of a situation that seems unfavorable.
Emperor Yi gives his younger sister in marriage. The lady's sleeves were not as fine as the second wife's. The moon is nearly full. Good fortune.
- Line 6 of 54 A Subordinate Role
Holding a subordinate position with resentment or unease only makes you lose the rewards you'd find if you did it wholeheartedly.
The woman holds the basket, and there is nothing in it; the man cuts the sheep, and there is no blood. Nothing is favorable.
- 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 trigrams
The way back
37 The Tribe → 54 A Subordinate Rolelines 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6
Other transformations of A Subordinate Role
Make your own cast
The answer changes with the question. Toss the coins and see which lines move for you.