Huzzah! Hurray! I got a good shave!
I used light strokes on the hone and then I used pastes which Larry suggested. Finally no pulling!
Thanks SRP and thanks Larry if you're reading this!
I really didn't like the idea of getting pastes though. I wanted to get by with the least amount of stuff possible. Oh well, it was cheap and doesn't take up TOO much space.
One more question, what happens if you use a stropping stroke on a hone? Does it do any thing productive?