Transformation · line 1
Gathering with Equals becomes Leaving Behind
What this change means
At the gate, before anyone has gone far, the first line moves. Gathering with Equals begins here with a simple test: whatever you're building with others has to happen in plain view, with no side deals and nothing kept back. That openness is what keeps the start free of fault. As the lower Fire turns to Mountain, the situation becomes 33 Leaving Behind, and the tone shifts. Openness at the threshold may show you that some paths or partners aren't right for you, and stepping back from them now isn't a defeat. It can give you time to recover your strength and think the situation through. So watch for two things: keep your dealings transparent from the first step, and if that transparency reveals something unhealthy, let it go calmly, without resentment, and come back later in a better direction.
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 13 Gathering with Equals
Shared projects should be carried out in the open, with nothing hidden.
Community at the gate. No fault.
- 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 judgment of 33 Leaving Behind
Leaving a path behind or stepping back right now isn't a bad thing. On the contrary, it will help you recover your strength and think carefully about the situation and how to set it right. Sometimes what looks like a loss turns into a gain, if you can let go of what isn't good for you and then pick up again in the right direction.
Success. In small things, constancy is favorable.
The trigrams
The way back
33 Leaving Behind → 13 Gathering with Equalsline 1
Other transformations of Gathering with Equals
Make your own cast
The answer changes with the question. Toss the coins and see which lines move for you.