Transformation · line 2
Activity becomes Gathering with Equals
What this change means
The dragon shows itself in the field: with the second line moving, Fire appears beneath Heaven, and what was hidden becomes visible. This line says it's time to talk with the people who can help you, and the whole reading turns on that. You don't need to carry this alone, and you shouldn't try. The resulting hexagram, 13 Gathering with Equals, describes where that conversation leads: meetings with people of a nature like yours, relationships built on trust and mutual support, and room for large, innovative projects. So reach out. Seek the person whose experience or position can open the way, and speak plainly about what you're building. Look for peers, not followers; the strength here comes from people who share your aims and bring their own. A good partnership tends to begin with one honest exchange, and this is a good moment for it.
What to read, in order
Marked ● is what Zhu Xi's tradition puts at the center for this number of moving lines.
- Line 2 of 1 Activity
It's time to talk with the people who can help you.
The dragon shows itself in the field. It is favorable to see the great person.
- The judgment of 1 Activity
The creative principle. Activity. New beginnings, flourishing, and the qualities you need to carry any undertaking or project through to success.
Great success. Constancy is favorable.
- The judgment of 13 Gathering with Equals
It's a time of meetings with people of a high nature like yours, with whom you can carry out important tasks and projects. Relationships built on trust and mutual support take shape. Large, innovative projects are favored.
Community in the open country. Success. It is favorable to cross the great river. The constancy of the noble person is favorable.
The trigrams
The way back
13 Gathering with Equals → 1 Activityline 2
Other transformations of Activity
Make your own cast
The answer changes with the question. Toss the coins and see which lines move for you.